Antiplatelet medications have long been the mainstay for secondary prevention in
cardiovascular disorders. More recently, with the advent of coronary stents, there has been …

Coagulopathy after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass is a serious complication
that may result in massive bleeding requiring transfusion of significant amounts of blood …

Induction of the coagulation and inflammatory cascades can cause multiorgan dysfunction
after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). In light of these observations, strategies that can …

IMPLICATIONS: In this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, aprotinin reduced the
proportion of children who received blood transfusions during cardiac surgery. However, the …

El Documento de Consenso sobre Alternativas a la Transfusión de Sangre Alogénica
(ATSA) ha sido elaborado por un panel de expertos pertenecientes a 5 sociedades …

Brain injury is a major source of patient morbidity after cardiac surgery, and is associated
with prolonged hospitalization, excessive operative mortality, high hospital costs, and …

While conventional practice is to discontinue aspirin prior to elective cardiac surgery there is
evidence that its continuation may be associated with improved perioperative outcomes …

Anesthesia for surgery of the aorta poses some of the most difficult challenges for
anesthesiologists. Major hemodynamic and physiologic stresses and sophisticated …

Systemic haemostatic agents play an important role in the management of blood loss during
major surgery where significant blood loss is likely and their use has increased in recent …

Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) is a technique of extracorporeal circulation
commonly used in children with complex congenital heart defects undergoing surgical …