BACKGROUND: Percutaneous catheterization is a frequently-used technique to gain access
to the central venous circulation. Inadvertent arterial puncture is often without consequence …

Organ dysfunction and multiple organ failure are the main causes of prolonged hospital stay
after cardiac surgery, which increases resource use and health care costs. Increased levels …

Early goal-directed therapy is a term used to describe the guidance of intravenous fluid and
vasopressor/inotropic therapy by using cardiac output or similar parameters in the …

Diastolic function is receiving more attention since echocardiographic measurements were
developed and have become widely available. The importance and significance of diastolic …

BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is considered responsible for kidney
damage. By using sensitive markers of kidney damage we assessed whether the length of …

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to describe the clinical management of inadvertent arterial
catheterisation after attempted central venous catheterisation. METHODS: Patients referred …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between postoperative central venous oxygen
saturation (ScvO2) and arterial lactate with outcome after cardiac surgery. DESIGN …

Goal-directed therapy (GDT) encompasses guidance of intravenous (IV) fluid and
vasopressor/inotropic therapy by cardiac output or similar parameters to help in early …

The quality of critical care nurses' decision making about patients' hemodynamic status in
the immediate period after cardiac surgery is important for the patients' well-being and, at …

Objetivos Análisis del perfil clínico, la evolución y las diferencias en morbimortalidad en el
síndrome de bajo gasto cardiaco (SBGC) en el postoperatorio de cirugía cardiaca, según …