For half a century, it has been known that some patients experience neurocognitive
dysfunction after cardiac surgery; however, defining its incidence, course, and causes …

Conventional cardiovascular monitoring may not detect tissue hypoxia, and conventional
cardiovascular support aiming at global hemodynamics may not restore tissue oxygenation …

Background Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is known to improve heart function and
quality of life, while rates of surgery‐related mortality are low. However, delirium and …

BACKGROUND: Near-infrared spectroscopy is used during cardiac surgery to monitor the
adequacy of cerebral perfusion. In this systematic review, we evaluated available data for …

Background Cerebral oxygen desaturation during cardiac surgery has been associated with
adverse perioperative outcomes. Before a large multicenter randomized controlled trial …

The relationship between BP and downstream ischemia during hemodialysis has not been
characterized. We studied the dynamic relationship between BP, real-time symptoms, and …

Objective Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a salvage therapy
in patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure. Owing to the large size of the cannulas …

The use of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been increasingly adopted in cardiac
surgery to measure regional cerebral oxygen saturation. This method takes advantage of the …

Postoperative delirium is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We
hypothesised that restoration of regional cerebral oxygen desaturation would reduce the …

Background Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) occurs commonly after cardiac
surgery. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been used to monitor regional cerebral …