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BACKGROUND: High-flow nasal therapy is a non-invasive form of respiratory support that delivers low-level, flow dependent positive airway pressure. The device can be better tolerated by patients than alternatives such as...

adaptive design cardiothoracic surgery High-flow nasal therapy Post-operative pulmonary complications Cardiac Surgical Procedures Humans Lung Multicenter Studies as Topic Oxygen Inhalation Therapy Pilot Projects Postoperative Complications Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Body Weight Cardiac Surgical Procedures Female Heart Defects Congenital Humans Infant Newborn Intensive Care Units Pediatric Length of Stay Male Nutritional Status Postoperative Complications Respiration Artificial Retrospective Studies Risk Factors

PURPOSE: Technical advancements have been part of modern medical solutions as they promote better surgical alternatives that serve to the benefit of patients. Particularly with cardiovascular surgeries, robotic surgical systems...

Deep learning Motion estimation and prediction Robotic surgery Algorithms Cardiac Surgical Procedures Diagnostic Techniques Cardiovascular Heart Diseases Humans Imaging Three-Dimensional Motion Myocardial Contraction Phantoms imaging Robotics

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop a statistical model based on patient parameters to predict the length of stay (LOS) in the intensive care unit (ICU) following cardiac surgery in a single center. DESIGN: Data were...

EuroSCORE cardiac surgery intensive care unit Length of Stay Adolescent Adult Aged Aged 80 and over Cardiac Surgical Procedures Europe Female Hospital Mortality Humans Intensive Care Units Length of Stay Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Young Adult

A 38-year-old man presented with exertional dyspnea and dizziness. Six months earlier, he had attended the Emergency Department following a brief syncopal episode while exercising. There were no constitutional symptoms, and no...

Aortic Valve Aortitis heart block Inflammation Tomography Adult Aortic Valve Aortic Valve Insufficiency Aortitis Cardiac Surgical Procedures Computed Tomography Angiography Diagnosis Differential Echocardiography Doppler Color Electrocardiography Granulomatosis with polyangiitis Heart Block Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Cine Male Multimodal Imaging Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography

BACKGROUND: The NOTACS trial will assess the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of high-flow nasal therapy (HFNT) compared to standard oxygen therapy (SOT) on the outcomes of patients after cardiac surgery. METHODS/DESIGN...

adaptive design Sample size re-estimation Statistical analysis plan Cardiac Surgical Procedures Humans Outcome Assessment Health Care Research Design Sample Size Standard of Care Treatment Outcome

OBJECTIVES: Given the current excellent early mortality rates for paediatric cardiac surgery, stakeholders believe that this important safety outcome should be supplemented by a wider range of measures. Our objectives were to...

cardiac surgery complications Morbidity outcome Paediatrics Quality of life Adolescent Age Factors Cardiac Surgical Procedures Child Child Preschool Female Heart Diseases Humans Incidence Infant Infant Newborn Logistic Models Male Medical Audit multimorbidity Postoperative Complications Prospective Studies Quality Indicators Health Care Retreatment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Time Factors Treatment Outcome United Kingdom

BACKGROUND: The dose of protamine required following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is often determined by the dose of heparin required pre-CPB, expressed as a fixed ratio. Dosing based on mathematical models of heparin clearance...

Aged Anticoagulants Blood Coagulation Cardiac Surgical Procedures Cardiopulmonary Bypass Drug Dosage Calculations Drug Monitoring England Female Heparin Heparin Antagonists Humans Male Middle Aged Models Biological Protamines Thrombelastography Time Factors Treatment Outcome Victoria

NHS England recently mandated that the National Early Warning Score of vital signs be used in all acute hospital trusts in the UK despite limited validation in the postoperative setting. We undertook a multicentre UK study of...

ICU re-admission cardiac surgery early warning scores logistic regression postoperative deterioration Cardiac Surgical Procedures Early Warning Score Heart Arrest Humans Intensive Care Units Patient Readmission Predictive Value of Tests Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity United Kingdom

Atrial Septum Cardiac Surgical Procedures Chest Pain Echocardiography Transesophageal Female Heart Aneurysm Humans Incidental Findings Middle Aged Multimodal Imaging Prognosis Risk Assessment Tomography X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome

OBJECTIVE: Early mortality rates for paediatric cardiac surgery have fallen due to advancements in care. Alternative indicators of care quality are needed. Postoperative morbidities are of particular interest. However, while...

cardiac surgery costing health economics health service paediatric surgery Adolescent Cardiac Surgical Procedures Child Child Preschool Cost of Illness Female Heart Defects Congenital Hospital Costs Humans Incidence Infant Infant Newborn Male Postoperative Complications Prospective Studies Regression Analysis United Kingdom

OBJECTIVES: Monitoring cerebral autoregulation may help identify the lower limit of autoregulation in individual patients. Mean arterial blood pressure below lower limit of autoregulation appears to be a risk factor for...

Acute Kidney Injury Arterial Pressure Blood Flow Velocity Cardiac Surgical Procedures Cerebrovascular Circulation Cohort Studies Female Homeostasis Humans Male Middle Aged Monitoring Intraoperative Oximetry Retrospective Studies spectroscopy Near-Infrared