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Article of the Month

Article of the month – March 2026

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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Article of the Month

Article of the month – February 2026

Impact of Intraoperative Hyperoxia Versus Normoxia on Mortality and Organ Injury in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials Article summarized by Gabija...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – January 2026

Ultrasound-guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block Versus Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized, Comparative Study ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – December 2025

Cerebral Oximetry Index Guided Blood Pressure Management During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Reduces Postoperative Delirium in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – October 2025

Opioid-sparing Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-analysis ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – September 2025

Vasoplegia in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Current Definitions and Their Influence on Clinical Outcomes ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – August 2025

Effect of Esketamine on Postoperative Delirium and Inflammatory Response in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Randomized Controlled Study ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – July 2025

Amino Acid Infusion for Perioperative Functional Renal Protection: A Meta-analysis ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – June 2025

Effect of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Programs on Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – May 2025

Coagulation Tests and Bleeding Classification After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Prospective Study ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – April 2025

Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Brain and Inflammatory Outcomes In Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – March 2025

One-Lung Ventilation and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications After Major Lung Resection Surgery: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial ...

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Article of the month – February 2025

Preoperative Levosimendan in Patients With Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Contro...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – January 2025

Methylene Blue Reduces Mortality in Critically Ill and Perioperative Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – December 2024

The Influence of Audiovisual Distraction on Pain Reduction During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Under Monitored Anesthesia Care: A Prospective Randomized Tria...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – November 2024

Del Nido cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – October 2024

Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Block for Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Observational Studi...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – September 2024

Initial Experience of Using First-Person Wearable Video Recording Technology During Central Venous Catheter Placement in the Cardiac Operating Room ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – August 2024

Intraoperative and Intraprocedural Use of 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography: An International European Association of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensi...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – July 2024

Impact 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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Article of the Month – June 2024

Prospective Randomized Pilot Trial on the Effects of Mild Hypercapnia on Cerebral Oxygen Saturation in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – May 2024

Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring and Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis With Trial Sequential Analysi...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – April 2024

Use of a video Laryngoscope to reduce complications of transesophageal echocardiography probe insertion: a multicenter randomized study ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – March 2024

Transesophageal Echocardiography-Guided Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation in COVID-19 Patients ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – November 2023

Incremental Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Over Ejection Fraction in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – October 2023

The Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Propofol and Sevoflurane in Children with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – September 2023

Regional Cerebral Oxygen Saturation to Predict Favorable Outcome in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – August 2023

Plasma Renin Activity Increases With Cardiopulmonary Bypass and is Associated With Vasoplegia After Cardiac Surgery ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – July 2023

Effects 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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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – June 2023

Role of cardiac anesthesiologists in intraoperative enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery (ERACS) protocol: a retrospective single-center study analyzing preliminary r...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – April 2023

Effect of Intraoperative Phrenic Nerve Infiltration on Postoperative Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain After Thoracic Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Random...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – March 2023

Four Decades of Randomized Clinical Trials Influencing Mortality in Critically Ill and Perioperative Patients ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – February 2023

Cerebral Oximetry During Adult Cardiac Surgery Is Associated With Improved Postoperative Outcomes ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – January 2023

Comparison of screening scores for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia after cardiopulmonary bypass ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – December 2022

Anesthetics to Prevent Lung Injury in Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – November 2022

Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block for Analgesia in Thoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – October 2022

The Effects of Programmed Intermittent Paravertebral Bolus Infusion on Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospectiv...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – September 2022

A Systematic Review of Retractions in the Field of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – August 2022

ECMO in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – July 2022

Postoperative Pulmonary Complications After Cardiac Surgery: The VENICE International Cohort Study ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – June 2022

Anesthesia in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension: Clinically Significant Serious Adverse Events Associated With Cardiac Catheterization and Noncardiac Procedures ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – May 2022

Role of hypothermia in adult cardiac surgery patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – April 2022

Associations Between Expiratory Flow Limitation and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – March 2022

A Novel Method for Ultrasound-Guided Central Catheter Placement—Supraclavicular Brachiocephalic Vein Catheterization Versus Jugular Catheterization: A Prospective Rando...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – February 2022

Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for analgesia in thoracic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – January 2022

Recombinant Factor VIIa in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – December 2021

Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Survey of Current Clinical Practice in European Medical Centres ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – November 2021

STS/SCA/AmSECT/SABM Update to the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Patient Blood Management. ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – October 2021

Non-transvenous Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Technology: A Review for the Anesthesiologist ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – September 2021

Preoperative anemia and outcomes after corrective surgery in neonates with dextro-transposition of the great arteries ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – August 2021

Perioperative Serum Free Hemoglobin and Haptoglobin Levels in Valvular and Aortic Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Their Associations with Postoperative Kidney Inju...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – July 2021

Comparison of high-flow humidified oxygen to the conventional continuous positive airway pressure in non-ventilated lungs during thoracic surgery: a randomized cross-ov...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – June 2021

High versus Normal Blood-Pressure Targets in relation to Right Ventricular Dysfunction after Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – April 2021

Determining Optimal Treatment to Correct Preoperative Anemia and Reduce Perioperative Allogeneic Blood Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – March 2021

Perioperative Course of Three-Dimensional–Derived Right Ventricular Strain in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Prospective, Observational, Pilot Trial ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – February 2021

Association between sternotomy versus thoracotomy and the prevalence and severity of chronic postsurgical pain after mitral valve repair: An observational cohort study ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – January 2021

Critical Review and Meta-Analysis of Postoperative Sedation after Adult Cardiac Surgery: Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – December 2020

A Comparison of Volatile Anesthesia and Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) Effects on Outcome From Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – November 2020

A Retrospective Evaluation of Airway Anatomy in Young Children and Implications for One-Lung Ventilation ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – October 2020

Comparison of Hemodynamic Responses to Administration of Vasopressin and Norepinephrine Under General Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Co...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – September 2020

Current Practice of Calcium Use During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Weaning: Results of an International Survey ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – August 2020

Management of Challenging Cardiopulmonary Bypass Separation UR...

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Article of the Month

Article of the month – June 2020

Considerations for Pediatric Heart Programs during Coronavirus Disease 2019: Recommendations from the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society ...

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Article of the Month

EACTA Recommendations on COVID-19 Management

Thoracic Anesthesia of Patients with suspected or confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection: Preliminary Recommendations for Airway Management by the European Associa...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – May 2020

ASE Statement on Protection of Patients and Echocardiography Service Providers During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – March 2020

Prophylactic Haloperidol Effects on Long-term Quality of Life in Critically Ill Patients at High Risk for Delirium: Results of the REDUCE Study ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – February 2020

Acoustic Shadowing Facilitates Ultrasound-guided Radial Artery Cannulation in Young Children ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – January 2020

Incidence and Predictors of Myocardial and Kidney Injury following Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Retrospective Cohort Study ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – December 2019

Anticoagulation Management and Heparin Resistance during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: a Survey of Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Members ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – November 2019

Quality of Life and Lung Function in Survivors of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – October 2019

Prospective observational cohort study of the association between antiplatelet therapy, bleeding and thrombosis in patients with coronary stents undergoing noncardiac s...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – September 2019

Complications related to peri?operative transoesophageal echocardiography – a one?year prospective national audit by the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – June 2019

Article: Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society Recommendations ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – May 2019

Article: Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the United Kingdom: an exemplar for the role of anaesthetists in perioperative medicine ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – April 2019

Article: Prolonged concurrent hypotension and low Bispectral index (‘double low’) are associated with mortality serious complications, and prolonged hospitalization af...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – March 2019

The first ever endorsed study by EACTA. Congratulations to Giovani Landoni and to the EACTA team! ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – February 2019

Article: Driving Pressure during Thoracic Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – January 2019

Article: Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists/European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists Practice Advisory for the Management of Perioperative Atrial F...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – December 2018

Title: Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – November 2018

INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON THE PERI-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS IN CARDIAC SURGERY* ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – February 2017

Title: Anesthesia and Developing Brains - Implications of the FDA Warning ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – November 2016

Title: The incidence and importance of anaemia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in the UK – the first Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists national audit....

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – August 2016

By the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Committee Title...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – July 2016

Randomized evaluation of fibrinogen vs placebo in complex cardiovascular surgery (REPLACE): a double-blind phase III study of haemostatic therapy. ...

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Article of the Month

Article of the Month – June 2016

"Paravertebral block versus thoracic epidural for patients undergoing thoracotomy" ...

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