Background Prevention strategies have long been sought to reduce the incidence and
burden of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after heart surgery. However, none has …

OBJECTIVES Different opinions exist as to when chest tube removal should be performed
following cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to compare early chest tube removal …

Purpose Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is an evidence-based perioperative
measure to improve outcomes. Although the benefits of ERAS are well proven for other …

Background The use of 1 or more mediastinal chest tubes has traditionally been routine for
all cardiac surgery procedures to deal with bleeding. However, it remains unproven whether …

Objectives. To ascertain whether extended chest tube drainage decreases the occurrence of
late tamponade after cardiac surgery. Design. All patients undergoing cardiac surgery at the …

Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation occurs in 27% to 40% of patients after cardiac
surgery. One cause of postoperative atrial fibrillation is pericardial effusion, which can be a …

Objectives. Mediastinal chest tubes are considered to be a significant factor causing
postoperative pain after cardiac surgery. The aim of the study was to ascertain whether the …

Background Clinicians often encounter left pleural effusion after esophagectomy, which
sometimes necessitates thoracentesis. We have introduced a new drainage method …

Objective: Pericardial tamponade, which increases postoperative mortality and morbidity, is
still not uncommon after paediatric cardiac surgery. We considered that posterior …

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