Introduction The oxidative damage suffered in cardiac surgery is associated with declining
trace elements which lead to the development of multi organ dysfunction (MOD), acute …

Objective To provide recommendations for enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery
(ERACS) based on a multimodal perioperative medicine approach in adult cardiac surgery …

Perioperative optimization of cardiac surgical patients is imperative to reduce complications,
utilize health care resources efficiently, and improve patient recovery and quality of life …

Preoperative anemia has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality after
cardiac surgery, but little is known about its prognostic value in the setting of redo procedure …

Background Preoperative anemia is common in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with
various etiologies, among which iron deficiency is the leading cause. However, the benefit of …

OBJECTIVES Guidelines recommend retrograde autologous priming (RAP) of the
cardiopulmonary bypass circuit. However, the efficacy and safety of RAP is not well …

To estimate the effectiveness of high-dose intravenous (IV) iron supplementation for iron
deficiency anemia after preoperative autologous blood donation (PAD), 155 donors who …

Over the last two decades, the invasiveness of thoracic surgery has decreased along with
technological advances and better diagnostic tools, whereas the patient's comorbidities and …

Background The prevalence of low pre-operative hemoglobin (Hb) among cardiac surgery
patients is high. As iron homeostasis is often impaired in these patients, restoration of iron …

Aims While elevated hepcidin levels with inflammation have been postulated as a putative
mechanism hindering effective erythropoiesis after intravenous (IV) iron therapy in anemic …