Tiny Perfusion Letter #160

Tiny Perfusion Letter

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A pilot study of perioperative esmolol for myocardial protection during on-pump cardiac surgery.
Liu X, Shao F, Yang L, Jia Y
Exp Ther Med. 2016 Nov;12(5):2990-2996 FREE

Extracorporeal Life Support for Refractory Cardiac Arrest from Accidental Hypothermia: A 10-Year Experience in Edinburgh.
Khorsandi M, Dougherty S, Young N, Kerslake D, Giordano V et al.
J Emerg Med. 2016 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print]

Veno-venous ECMO as a safe bridge to recovery in a patient with severe peripartum cardiomyopathy - learning from errors.
Ull C, Schildhauer TA, Strauch JT, Mügge A, Swol J.
Perfusion. 2016 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Externally visible thrombus partially predicts internal thrombus deposition in extracorporeal membrane oxygenators.
Evans CF, Li T, Mishra V, Pratt DL, Mohammed IS et al.
Perfusion. 2016 Nov 22. [Epub ahead of print]

Effect of Body Mass Index on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery.
Akarsu S, Kan İİ, Sevingil T, Tok M
Heart Surg Forum. 2016 Oct 21;19(5):E218-E223

Levosimendan Use Increases Cardiac Performance after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients.
Atalay H, Temizturk Z, Altinsoy HB, Azboy D, Colak S et al.
Heart Surg Forum. 2016 Oct 27;19(5):E230-E236

The Impact and Statistical Analysis of a Multifaceted Anticoagulation Strategy in Children Supported on ECMO: Performance and Pitfalls.
Kessel AD, Kline M, Zinger M, McLaughlin D, Silver P, Sweberg TM
J Intensive Care Med. 2017 Jan;32(1):59-67

Impact of Methylprednisolone on Postoperative Quality of Recovery and Delirium in the Steroids in Cardiac Surgery Trial: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Substudy.
Royse CF, Saager L, Whitlock R, Ou-Young J, Royse A
Anesthesiology. 2016 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Levosimendan in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass: Rationale and study design of the Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass (LEVO-CTS) trial.
Mehta RH, Van Diepen S, Meza J, Bokesch P, Leimberger JD etal.; LEVO-CTS Investigators..
Am Heart J. 2016 Dec;182:62-71

Severe endocarditis and open-heart surgery during pregnancy.
Kastelein AW, Oldenburger NY, van Pampus MG, Janszen EW.
BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Nov 25;2016