Introduction Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery remains a high-risk procedure,
and many patients require emergency department (ED) management for complications after …

Despite the fact that a surgical procedure may have been performed for the appropriate
indication and in a technically perfect manner, patients are threatened by perioperative …

Patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) inherit substantial
disease‐associated metabolic, endocrinologic, and immunologic modifications. Along with …

Cancer and organ injury—such as that occurring in the perioperative period, including acute
lung injury, myocardial infarction, and acute gut injury—are among the leading causes of …

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therapeutically in patients as a potential treatment approach for the prevention or treatment …

Background Although there have been several large reviews documenting the
complications following intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), most of …

Mesenteric ischemia results when there is disruption in blood flow to the small intestine.
Most often, ischemia of the small intestine presents in an acute fashion, though chronic …

Gastrointestinal (GI) complications are an uncommon but potentially devastating
complication of cardiac surgery. The reported incidence varies between. 3% and 5.5% with …

The perioperative nutritional status of patients undergoing cardiac surgery influences
outcomes; therefore nutritional support is essential for these patients. Owing to the lack of …

Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery may be uncommon but they carry high
mortality rates. Incidences range from 0.5% to 5.5%, while mortality rates of such …