Abstract Objective: The preparation of parents of children who should undergo cardiac surgery requires special treatment such as the explanations about the event. This study aims to compare the effect
The purpose of this study is first to improve or save renal function and second to decrease cardiac risk factors by optimising the immunosuppressive regimen by withdrawing steroids and reducing the Cy
Background INTELLiVENT–Adaptive Support Ventilation (ASV) is a closed–loop ventilation mode that uses capnography to adjust tidal volume (VT) and respiratory rate according to a user–set end–tidal CO2
Background Management of deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) in cardiac surgical patients still remains challenging. A variety of treatment strategies has been described. Aim of this cohort study was
BackgroundPosterior pericardiotomy (PP) has been shown to reduce the incidence of pericardial effusion and postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery. However, the procedure and th