cardiac surgery
Comparable Post-op Delirium Incidence With Sugammadex, Neostigmine After Noncardiac Surgery
The incidence of delirium after the reversal of neuromuscular blockade is similar with sugammadex or neostigmine ...
APRIL 26, 2024
Session Highlights Clinically Important Studies for Best Perioperative Care
The amount of time after stroke before surgery, optimal preoperative timing of dialysis, and predicting ...
JULY 3, 2023
New Technique Could Boost Cardiac Donor Pool Significantly
Researchers investigating controlled donation after circulatory death, a novel approach to heart transplantation in ...
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Chest Pain After Noncardiac Surgery Called ‘Serious’ Warning Sign
New research has highlighted the importance of chest pain as a clinical sign following noncardiac surgery.
MARCH 1, 2022
Handovers During Cardiac Surgery Can Increase Mortality
A study has found evidence of a link between anesthesia handovers during cardiac surgery and increased ...
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Sleeve Gastrectomy Prior to Aortic Valve Replacement In a Morbidly Obese Patient With Aortic Stenosis
An increased prevalence of obesity and aortic valvular stenosis, means the need for cardiothoracic surgery for ...
JANUARY 10, 2021
Cardiac Surgery Patients With Persistent Opioid Use Incur More Complications, Longer Hospitalization
Although patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery with persistent opioid use or dependence have roughly the same ...
MAY 8, 2019
New Goal-Directed Protocol Reduces AKI Post-Cardiac Surgery
Orlando, Fla.—Institutions looking to reduce their incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac ...
OCTOBER 12, 2017
Complication Rate of TEE in Cardiac Surgery Identified, as Are Risk Factors for Complications
Vancouver, British Columbia—The standard of care in cardiac surgery, intraoperative transesophageal ...
DECEMBER 5, 2016