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Filter by:To investigate the influence of PEEP (Positive end-expiratory pressure), changes in preload (patient position) and changes in afterload (phenylephrine) on ultrasound measures of renal perfusion in patients after uncomplicated cardiac surgery. To investigate the effects of phenylephrine on both invasive measures of the systemic- and pulmonary circulation and, secondarily, to assess the induced changes in echocardiographic indices of left- and right ventricular systolic- and diastolic function.
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a common serious complication after cardiac surgery. AKI not only prolongs the hospitalization time of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and increases the cost of treatment, but also is an independent risk factor for postoperative death. The aim of this study is to investigate the outcome of patients treated with renal replacement therapy (RRT), and to evaluate the short-term and long-term outcomes of patients with RRT.
Patients who undergo cardiac surgery will be screened by a team member with the risk score once the patient has been admitted to the Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit (CVPCU) after surgery. Participants will be randomized to the intervention or the control group. Both groups will receive standard discharge planning. In addition, the intervention group will have a nurse practitioner (NP) who will be responsible to verify that each essential step of the discharge process has been completed and will visit the patient in patient's home after discharge to complete a physical, review medications, titrate medications as needed, prescribe any necessary treatments, and perform education. The primary outcome variable will be a decrease in the 30 day readmission rate comparing high risk patients at pre and post intervention.
The application of acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in cardiac surgery can effectively reduce perioperative blood transfusion, reduce postoperative complications and mortality, and is a low-cost, operable and effective blood protection measure.For the application of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in heart surgery, we still face an urgent problem: to what extent can Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution achieve better "blood saving effect", that is, whether a large number of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution can reduce perioperative blood transfusion to a greater extent
This study will describe and explore the recovery process of patients undergoing cardiac surgery during the covid-19 pandemic. This will include mortality, morbidity, health-related quality of life, event-specific distress and depression.
The aim of this study is to detect decreased patient activity level after discharge after cardiac surgery to prevent readmissions. Cardiac surgery is associated with a high chance of readmission within 30 days, common reasons being volume overload, arrhythmia, pulmonary complications, and infections. A decreased activity level often precedes those complications. Measuring patient activity levels using wearable activity trackers (Fitbit) may detect complications early and prompts the surgical team to contact the patient before a visit to the Emergency Room is warranted.
Patients with diabetes have poorer cardiac surgery outcomes compared with non-diabetics. Proper blood glucose management is critical to reduce the morbidity and mortality for diabetic patients after cardiac surgery. SGLT2 inhibitors including dapagliflozin as a new diabetes drug can reduce heart failure hospitalization rates and overall cardiovascular mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. This study is to assess the impact of one year of treatment of SGLT2 inhibitors on cardiac function, postoperative complications and long-term cardiovascular mortality in diabetic patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The investigators use echocardiography to evaluated cardiac function in diabetic patients during perioperative cardiac surgery.
This randomized controlled trial study aims to examine the effects of a multidimensional exercise program in cardiac surgery patients. The following hypotheses were tested: patients who received the exercise program will report significant improvement in frailty after the 12-week multidimensional exercise program. Subjects are randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. Patients in the intervention group will receive a 12-week multidimensional exercise program. Data are collected by using medical records and structural questionnaires, measuring handgrip strength, and a four-meter walk test at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks.
Open cardiac surgeries are characterized by the increased use of opioids and longer extubation times, being post-sternotomy pain one of the causes of greater patient discomfort, plexus blockages have been used more frequently given the good results of anatomical studies and case series that are just beginning to be published. however, there is not enough data to convince the scientific community of its advantages, continuing to carry out its performance due to lack of evidence. Dexamethasone also shows an excellent result blocking the inflammatory chain and it was evidenced that it prolongs the time of blockages when used perineurally in the plexus blockages. This study wants to show the improvement of pain in patients who undergo this type of surgery and also show the advantages of a longer blockage, which can reduce use of analgesic and opioids, as well as decrease the time of hospitalization This is a double-blinded, randomized, clinical trial designed to determine the efficacy of spine erector whit dexamethasone gives more duration of the blockage and less pain after cardiac surgery.
The primary objective is to test the efficacy and safety of the accuracy of continuous intravenous infusion of norepinephrine during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on the prevention of hyperlactatemia after cardiac surgery. "Efficacy" would be tested with measurement of the postoperative changes in lactic acid level over time from the baseline value before induction of general anesthesia. "safety" would be tested with observing the post-cardiotomy need for inotropic and vasopressor support, the incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI), changes in cardiac troponin level (CnTnI), and signs of ischemic splanchnic injury.