Objectives: Cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass, cardiac valve, and aortic
procedures, is among the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States …

When delivered correctly for the right reasons and at the appropriate time, intravenous fluid
can be lifesaving. However, in established critical illness, a combination of increased fluid …

Purpose: The study aimed to investigate patients' characteristics, fluid and hemodynamic
management, and outcomes according to the severity of cardiac surgery-associated acute …

Objective: To provide an updated systematic review on the comparative safety of colloids
based on recent clinical studies. Background: Recent investigations, including large-scale …

Abstract Background Portal vein Doppler ultrasound pulsatility measured by
transoesophageal echocardiography is a marker of the haemodynamic impact of venous …

Edema is a common morbidity following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and can result in
injury to many organs, including the heart, lungs, and brain. Generalized edema is also …

OBJECTIVE: Recent advancements in total aortic arch replacement achieved by our
approach were presented. METHODS: From January 2002 to December 2010, 321 …

Study Design. A single-center retrospective study. Objective. To identify predictors of length
of stay (LOS) days in patients undergoing 1 level minimally invasive (MIS) transforaminal …

Furosemide is the diuretic most used in newborn infants. It blocks the Na+-K+-2Cl−
symporter in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle increasing urinary excretion of …

Objectives Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in cardiac surgery is associated with increased
mortality and morbidity and difficult separation from cardiopulmonary bypass (DSB). The …