Background Corticosteroids are routinely given to children undergoing cardiac surgery with
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in an attempt to ameliorate the inflammatory response. Their …

Prophylactic corticosteroids have been widely used to mitigate the inflammatory response
induced by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However, the impact of this treatment on …

For decades, physicians have administered corticosteroids in the perioperative period to
infants undergoing heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to reduce the …

Background Cortisol is the main stress hormone mobilised during surgery to establish
homeostasis. Our current understanding of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis …

An updated systematic review with meta-analysis comparing perioperative prophylactic
administration of corticosteroids with placebo in pediatric cardiac surgeries using …

Corticosteroids have been used to decrease the inflammatory response to cardiac surgery
and cardiopulmonary bypass in children for decades. Sparse information is present …

Background Pediatric cardiac surgery is in itself very enigmatic and individualized.
Presently, there has been a slew of new developments aimed primarily toward pediatric …

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS (CPB) is known to induce a systemic proinflammatory state
and may contribute to postoperative organ dysfunction, primarily through complement …

Multiple studies have endeavoured to define the role of steroids in paediatric congenital
heart surgery; however, steroid utilisation remains haphazard. In September, 2017, our …

The Year in Review: Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease 2018 - Richard J. Ing, Mark
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