Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2018
Observational StudyPrognostic Impacts of Increases in Amino Transaminases Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Mortality.
To evaluate the prognostic impacts of postoperative increases in serum amino transaminases on 1-year mortality in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft. ⋯ Postoperative increases in aspartate amino transaminase only and increases in both aspartate amino transaminase and alanine amino transaminase greater than twice the upper limit of normal were associated with increased 1-year mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2018
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Adults Undergoing On-Pump CABG Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery commonly threatens the heart and remote organs with ischemia-reperfusion injury. Transient episodes of ischemia to nonvital tissue, known as remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC), is thought to help local and remote vital organs to withstand subsequent ischemic insults. ⋯ These findings suggest that RIPC does not affect intestinal injury in patients undergoing CPB surgery. In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, intestinal injury appears to be moderate and transient without any clinical relevant complication.