Abstract The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol affected traditional cardiac
surgery processes and COVID-19 is expected to accelerate its scalability. The aim of this …

Background The current challenge of cardiac surgery (CS) is to improve outcomes in
adverse scenarios. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a quality improvement …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of adherence to the cardiac surgical checklist on mortality
at the teaching hospital. Methods A retrospective cohort study after the implementation of the …

Background Cardiac rehabilitation is recommended for patients undergoing open‐heart
surgery (OHS). During the hospital admission, these patients suffer from reduced …

Introduction: Cardiac surgery is a frequent surgical procedure and may present a high risk of
complications. Among the prophylactic strategies studied to decrease the rates of negative …

It is observed that death rates in cardiac surgery has decreased, however, root causes that
behave like triggers of potentially avoidable deaths (AD), especially in low-risk patients (less …

Background Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during cardiac surgery leads to deleterious
systemic inflammation. We hypothesized that TREM-1, a myeloid receptor shed after …

Some characteristics favored the great development of cardiovascular surgery; among them,
creativity for developing techniques and devices and, mainly, much courage. Thus …

Background: The impact of quality improvement initiatives Program (QIP) on coronary artery
bypass grafting surgery (CABG) remains scarce, despite improved outcomes in other …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brings numerous challenges
to the health ecosystem, including the safe resumption of elective cardiac surgery. In the pre …