Postoperative enhanced recovery protocols improve outcomes post-cardiac surgery.
1. Postoperative enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols for cardiac surgeries were found to improve outcomes such as decreasing the ...
Tag: cardiothoracic surgery
Inequities in aortic stenosis and aortic valve replacement between black/African American, white, and Hispanic patients
1. In a large cohort of hospitalized patients in Maryland, it was found that Black patients with aortic stenosis had ...
Risk factors for acute kidney injury and mortality in high risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery
1. In a retrospective cohort study, several pre-operative and operative factors were found to be associated with acute kidney injury ...
No benefit of fibrinogen concentrate on intraoperative blood loss among patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery
1. Administration of fibrinogen concentrate in patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery did not significantly reduce intraoperative blood loss. Evidence Rating ...
Cognitive outcomes in older adults undergoing cardiovascular procedures unclear
1. From a systematic review, there is a paucity of studies reporting long-term cognitive outcomes in older adults undergoing cardiovascular ...
Pediatric cardiac surgery occurring at earlier age, with better outcomes over 50+ year review
1. Survival at 22 years was improved across all types of pediatric cardiac surgery when comparing those operated on between ...