Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2021
ReviewSelected 2020 Highlights in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia.
This article is a review of the highlights of pertinent literature published during the 12 months of 2020 that are of interest to the congenital cardiac anesthesiologist. After a search of the US National Library of Medicine's PubMed database, several topics emerged for which significant contributions were made in 2020. The authors of the present article considered the following topics noteworthy to be included in this review: pediatric cardiac care in the coronavirus disease 2019 era, the use of mechanical circulatory support in coronavirus disease 2019-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, transfusion and coagulation management in children undergoing congenital heart surgery, and pulmonary vein stenosis.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2021
Initial Postoperative Hemoglobin Values Are Independently Associated With One-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Double-Lung Transplantation Requiring Intraoperative Transfusion.
To evaluate the association of postoperative hemoglobin values and mortality in patients undergoing double- lung transplantation with intraoperative transfusion. ⋯ Lower postoperative hemoglobin levels in double-lung transplantation recipients were associated with increased mortality during the first year after surgery. Confirmation of these findings in additional investigations could alter patient blood management for double-lung transplantation.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2021
Observational StudyIntraoperative Three-dimensional Imaging of Ventricular Septal Defects in Children Using Epicardial Echocardiography: A Novel Approach.
To assess the feasibility and accuracy of intraoperative three-dimensional (3D) epicardial en face images of ventricular septal defects (VSD) in children using the 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe as an epicardial probe. ⋯ The authors' study demonstrated that diagnostic quality 3D en face images of VSD can be obtained intraoperatively using 3D epicardial echocardiography. The short acquisition and reconstruction times make this technique clinically applicable.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2021
Preoperative Anemia and Outcomes After Corrective Surgery in Neonates With Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries.
The authors aimed to assess whether untreated preoperative anemia was associated with increased risk for adverse outcomes after the arterial switch operation in neonates with dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA). ⋯ Untreated preoperative anemia was not associated with adverse outcomes in neonates undergoing reparative surgery for d-TGA.