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Evaluating Topical Antifibrinolytics in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis Article summarized by Gabija Valauskait?, MD DOI: ...
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Evaluating Topical Antifibrinolytics in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis Article summarized by Gabija Valauskait?, MD DOI: ...
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Read MoreInitial Experience of Using First-Person Wearable Video Recording Technology During Central Venous Catheter Placement in the Cardiac Operating Room ...
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Read MoreImpact of Universal Use of the McGrath Videolaryngoscope as a Device for All Intubations in the Cardiac Operating Room. A Prospective Before-After VIDEOLAR-CAR Study. ...
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Read MoreUse of a video Laryngoscope to reduce complications of transesophageal echocardiography probe insertion: a multicenter randomized study ...
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Read MoreEffects of Thoracic Paravertebral Block on Postoperative Analgesia in Infants and Small Children Undergoing Ultra-Fast Track Cardiac Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled...
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Read MoreEffect of Intraoperative Phrenic Nerve Infiltration on Postoperative Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain After Thoracic Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Random...
Read MoreFour Decades of Randomized Clinical Trials Influencing Mortality in Critically Ill and Perioperative Patients ...
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Read MoreComparison of screening scores for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia after cardiopulmonary bypass ...
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Read MoreEfficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block for Analgesia in Thoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ...
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Read MoreA Systematic Review of Retractions in the Field of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia ...
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Read MorePostoperative Pulmonary Complications After Cardiac Surgery: The VENICE International Cohort Study ...
Read MoreAnesthesia in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension: Clinically Significant Serious Adverse Events Associated With Cardiac Catheterization and Noncardiac Procedures ...
Read MoreRole of hypothermia in adult cardiac surgery patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis ...
Read MoreAssociations Between Expiratory Flow Limitation and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery ...
Read MoreA Novel Method for Ultrasound-Guided Central Catheter Placement—Supraclavicular Brachiocephalic Vein Catheterization Versus Jugular Catheterization: A Prospective Rando...
Read MoreEfficacy of erector spinae plane block for analgesia in thoracic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis ...
Read MoreRecombinant Factor VIIa in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery ...
Read MoreCerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Survey of Current Clinical Practice in European Medical Centres ...
Read MoreSTS/SCA/AmSECT/SABM Update to the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Patient Blood Management. ...
Read MoreNon-transvenous Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Technology: A Review for the Anesthesiologist ...
Read MorePreoperative anemia and outcomes after corrective surgery in neonates with dextro-transposition of the great arteries ...
Read MorePerioperative Serum Free Hemoglobin and Haptoglobin Levels in Valvular and Aortic Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Their Associations with Postoperative Kidney Inju...
Read MoreComparison of high-flow humidified oxygen to the conventional continuous positive airway pressure in non-ventilated lungs during thoracic surgery: a randomized cross-ov...
Read MoreHigh versus Normal Blood-Pressure Targets in relation to Right Ventricular Dysfunction after Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial ...
Read MoreDetermining Optimal Treatment to Correct Preoperative Anemia and Reduce Perioperative Allogeneic Blood Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study ...
Read MorePerioperative Course of Three-Dimensional–Derived Right Ventricular Strain in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Prospective, Observational, Pilot Trial ...
Read MoreAssociation between sternotomy versus thoracotomy and the prevalence and severity of chronic postsurgical pain after mitral valve repair: An observational cohort study ...
Read MoreCritical Review and Meta-Analysis of Postoperative Sedation after Adult Cardiac Surgery: Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol ...
Read MoreA Comparison of Volatile Anesthesia and Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) Effects on Outcome From Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ...
Read MoreA Retrospective Evaluation of Airway Anatomy in Young Children and Implications for One-Lung Ventilation ...
Read MoreComparison of Hemodynamic Responses to Administration of Vasopressin and Norepinephrine Under General Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Co...
Read MoreCurrent Practice of Calcium Use During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Weaning: Results of an International Survey ...
Read MoreManagement of Challenging Cardiopulmonary Bypass Separation UR...
Read MoreConsiderations for Pediatric Heart Programs during Coronavirus Disease 2019: Recommendations from the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society ...
Read MoreThoracic Anesthesia of Patients with suspected or confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection: Preliminary Recommendations for Airway Management by the European Associa...
Read MoreASE Statement on Protection of Patients and Echocardiography Service Providers During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak ...
Read MoreProphylactic Haloperidol Effects on Long-term Quality of Life in Critically Ill Patients at High Risk for Delirium: Results of the REDUCE Study ...
Read MoreAcoustic Shadowing Facilitates Ultrasound-guided Radial Artery Cannulation in Young Children ...
Read MoreIncidence and Predictors of Myocardial and Kidney Injury following Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Retrospective Cohort Study ...
Read MoreAnticoagulation Management and Heparin Resistance during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: a Survey of Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Members ...
Read MoreQuality of Life and Lung Function in Survivors of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ...
Read MoreProspective observational cohort study of the association between antiplatelet therapy, bleeding and thrombosis in patients with coronary stents undergoing noncardiac s...
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Read MoreThe first ever endorsed study by EACTA. Congratulations to Giovani Landoni and to the EACTA team! ...
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Read MoreINTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON THE PERI-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS IN CARDIAC SURGERY* ...
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