Sterile injectable products are used extensively in health care. Patients, caregivers,
manufacturers, and regulators have an inherent expectation for safe and effective injectable …

Perioperative hyperoxia has been claimed to have a number of therapeutic advantages.
However, in the setting of cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), enthusiasm …

Background Postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) in cardiac surgery patients is
multifactorial and associated with low oxygen delivery (DO 2) during cardiopulmonary …

Background: To date, studies evaluating outcome improvements associated with
participation in physician-led collaboratives have been limited by the absence of a …

Patients, payers, and the public have increased expectations concerning the quality, safety
and costs of our health care delivery systems. Whether or not to redesign our complex …

Purpose To study the incidence and risk factors for retinal artery occlusion (RAO) in cardiac
surgery. Design Retrospective study using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS). Methods …

A complete guide to the tools and techniques for modeling, simulating, and optimizing SSFE
processes and phenomena In Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Supercritical and …

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a common technique in cardiac surgery but is associated
with acute kidney injury (AKI), which carries considerable morbidity and mortality. In this …

Cardiac surgery‐associated acute kidney injury and brain injury remain common despite
ongoing efforts to improve both the equipment and procedures deployed during …

Background: This study aimed to determine whether there was any association between the
intensity of intraoperative gaseous microembolic signals (GME), neuropsychological testing …