Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialLevosimendan Versus Milrinone for Inotropic Support in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Results From a Randomized Trial.
The present study aimed to determine the differential effects of intraoperative administration of milrinone versus levosimendan on myocardial function after pediatric cardiac surgery. Transthoracic echocardiography was used for myocardial function evaluation using biventricular longitudinal strain with 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in addition to conventional echocardiographic variables. ⋯ Levosimendan was comparable with milrinone for left and right ventricular inotropic support in pediatric cardiac surgery.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialPilot Study Suggests Smartphone Application Knowledge Improves Resident Transesophageal Echocardiography Knowledge: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The objective of this study was to determine whether an asynchronous smartphone-based application with image-based questions would improve anesthesiology resident transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) knowledge compared with standard intraoperative teaching alone. ⋯ This study supports the hypothesis that use of a smartphone-based asynchronous educational application improves TEE knowledge compared with traditional modalities alone. This supports an opportunity to improve medical education by expanding the role of web-based asynchronous learning.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2020
ReviewVolatile Anesthesia Versus Total Intravenous Anesthesia During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Narrative Review on the Technical Challenges and Considerations.
The Mortality in Cardiac Surgery Randomized Controlled Trial of Volatile Anesthetics (MYRIAD) demonstrated that cardiac surgery with either volatile anesthesia or intravenous anesthesia techniques can be comparable with respect to morbidity and mortality. Maintaining anesthesia during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with either approach requires appreciation of the nuances that are unique to each. This narrative review addresses these technical challenges and other considerations.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2020
The Year in Perioperative Echocardiography: Selected Highlights From 2019.
This article is the fourth of an annual series reviewing the research highlights of the year pertaining to the subspecialty of perioperative echocardiography for the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. The authors thank the editor-in-chief, Dr. Kaplan, and the editorial board, for the opportunity to continue this series. In most cases, these were research articles that were targeted at the perioperative echocardiography diagnosis and treatment of patients after cardiothoracic surgery; but in some cases, these articles targetted the use of perioperative echocardiography in general.