Tiny Perfusion Letter #39

Tiny Perfusion Letter

Summer is definitely in its' final days, but the TPL just keeps on goin'. This is the 39th edition.

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Propofol cardioplegia: A single-center, placebo-controlled, randomized controlled trial.
Rogers CA, Bryan AJ, Nash R, Suleiman MS, Baos S et al.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jun 30. [Epub ahead of print] FREE

Isolated limb infusion chemotherapy with or without hemofiltration for recurrent limb melanoma.
Cecchini S, Sarti D, Ricci S, Vergini LD, Sallei M et al.
World J Clin Oncol. 2015 Aug 10;6(4):57-63 FREE

Obesity and post-cardiopulmonary bypass-associated acute kidney injury: a single-center retrospective analysis.
Kumar AB, Bridget Zimmerman M, Suneja M
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Jun;28(3):551-6

Continuous Intraoperative Cefazolin Infusion May Reduce Surgical Site Infections During Cardiac Surgical Procedures: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.
Trent Magruder J, Grimm JC, Dungan SP, Shah AS, Crow JR et al.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print]

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and The American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Temperature Management During Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
Engelman R, Baker RA, Likosky DS, Grigore A, Dickinson TA, Shore-Lesserson L, Hammon JW
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Aug;29(4):1104-13

Nutrition and the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit Patient-An Update.
Evans AS, Hosseinian L, Mohabir T, Kurtis S, Mechanick JI
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Aug;29(4):1044-50

Follow-Up After Cardiac Surgery Should be Extended to at Least 120 Days When Benchmarking Cardiac Surgery Centers.
Hansen LS, Sloth E, Hjortdal VE, Jakobsen CJ
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Aug;29(4):984-9

Timing and Strategy for Weaning From Venoarterial ECMO are Complex Issues.
Pappalardo F, Pieri M, Arnaez Corada B, Ajello S, Melisurgo G
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Aug;29(4):906-11

Intermediate- and Long-Term Cognitive Outcomes After Cardiovascular Procedures in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.
Fink HA, Hemmy LS, MacDonald R, Carlyle MH et al.
Ann Intern Med. 2015 Jul 21;163(2):107-17 FREE

Preoperative statin therapy for patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Kuhn EW, Slottosch I, Wahlers T, Liakopoulos OJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Aug 13;8:CD008493. [Epub ahead of print]