Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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To test the feasibility and reliability of using a vendor-neutral platform to evaluate right ventricular (RV) strain. Reliability was determined by comparing intra- and inter-observer variability between RV strain assessments. The secondary objective was to assess strain's correlation with conventional RV functional parameters to evaluate its feasibility as a RV systolic functional assessment tool. ⋯ It is feasible to assess RV strain across multiple platforms in a reproducible and reliable fashion. Furthermore, RV strain demonstrated good correlation with conventional RV functional parameters, suggesting its feasibility as a sensitive RV function assessment tool.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2018
Observational StudyDevelopment of a Predictive Model for Blood Transfusions and Bleeding During Liver Transplantation: An Observational Cohort Study.
Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) frequently is associated with major blood loss and considerable transfusion requirements. The goal of this study was to define the risk factors for multiple transfusions and major bleeding during OLT and to help identify higher risk patients that could benefit from targeted interventions. ⋯ Some variables were able to predict the risk of multiple transfusions and major bleeding in this low bleeding liver transplantation population. Further studies based on these variables should be done to better define the role of targeted interventions in higher risk liver transplant recipients.