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Filter by:It is aimed to investigate whether red cell distribution with (RDW) to lymphocyte ratio (RLR) can predict early comorbidity among cardiac surgery patients.
The introduction of fast-track extubation procedures following cardiac surgery has significantly shortened hospitalization times in intensive care units. In this study, it was aimed to determine the obstacles to the early recovery of patients who underwent cardiac surgery in the crisis environment that developed with the pandemic.
Even though Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block is shown to be efficient in cardiac surgery, the Combine Serratus Anterior Plane (CSAP) Block is still controversial if it has an efficient analgesic effect for sternotomy and drain tube pain relief. This study aims to compare ESP block and CSAP block for postoperative analgesia in coronary bypass surgery patients.
The aim of this study is to analyze the reasons for unplanned readmissions after cardiac surgery at the University Hospital Basel. Predictive factors for readmissions and the development over the last 10 years will be analyzed.
Optimal perioperative and long-term success in cardiac-surgery require precise management of drug treatment. This study was aimed to determine prevalence, types and associated factors of drug related problems (DRPs) at both preoperative and postoperative stages in patients at cardiac-surgery by using risk analysis method.
The aim of this study is to evaluate whether adding angiotensin II to the standard of care is superior compared to the standard of care alone with respect to kidney damage (personalized approach) after cardiac surgery.
Inadequate management of preoperative mental health disorders often contributes to poor postoperative outcomes, including increased rates of readmission, delirium, falls, and mortality. However, very little work has been done to improve perioperative mental health. In particular, there have been limited systematic efforts that identify evidence-based behavioral and pharmacological strategies that were originally developed for depression and anxiety in otherwise medically well psychiatric patients. A mental health intervention bundle, composed of behavioral and pharmacological strategies, can mitigate anxiety and depression symptoms during the perioperative period. However, lacking is conclusive evidence on effectiveness of such an intervention bundle focused on the delivery of perioperative mental health care in older surgical patients. Towards this end, the investigators will develop and test an intervention bundle that encompasses: (1) behavioral activation, and (2) medication optimization.
Postoperative bleeding in cardiac surgery is a frequent complication, and cardiac surgery utilizes 15-20% of the national blood supply. Packed red blood cells (pRBCs) are associated with worse short and long term outcomes. For each unit transfused, there is an additive risk of mortality (death) and cardiac adverse events. Despite current guidelines and numerous approaches to bleeding reduction, >50% of the patients undergoing cardiac surgery receive transfusions. Acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH), a blood conservation technique that removes whole blood from a patient immediately prior to surgery, could be a valuable method to reduce transfusion in complex cardiac surgery. At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), ANH is routinely utilized in patients who refuse allogenic blood transfusions such as Jehovah's Witnesses. ANH has been shown to be safe with minimal risk to patients. ANH has been studied in simple cardiac surgery, such as coronary artery bypass grafting, however it has not been studied in complex cardiac surgery, such as aortic surgery and adult congenital heart disease. ANH has been demonstrated to reduce pRBC transfusion in lower risk cardiac surgery without any significant complications. Complex heart surgery utilizes more blood products. This study could identify the benefits of ANH in a higher risk surgical group.
Though Cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) under epidural anesthesia in conscious patients is associated with increased risk of epidural hematoma. The investigators developed a monitored anesthesia care (MAC) platform for cardiac surgery under CPB. In the current prospective study, the investigators investigated the safety and effectiveness of the MAC platform versus intubated general anesthesia (IGA) in patients receiving elective open-heart surgery. The study included adult patients who were scheduled to undergo open-heart surgery under CPB at Shuguang Hospital between April 2012 and December 2021. MAC consisted of local anesthesia at the site of sternotomy, sedation with dexmedetomidine, analgesia with remifentanil/sufentanil and electroacupuncture. MAC versus IGA was chosen by the patients. The investigators will investigate the safety and effectiveness of the MAC platform versus IGA in patients receiving elective open-heart surgery.
Anemia and preoperative iron deficit in cardiac surgery are associated by an increased volume of transfusion and an increase in complications and/or mortality. Recent studies have shown that EPO and iron administration the days preceding the operation results in a reduction of perioperative transfusion for patients with preoperative anemia.