Tiny Perfusion Letter #428

Tiny Perfusion Letter

Due to the extraordinary circumstances and
because we want to keep all information flowing,
we're combining COVID-19 information (all open access) with the classic TPL,
but we do so in two separate sections

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COVID-19

Planning and provision of ECMO services for severe ARDS during the COVID-19 pandemic and other outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases.
Ramanathan K, Antognini D, Combes A, Paden M, Zakhary B et al.
Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Mar 20. Online ahead of print FREE

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation – Crucial Considerations during the Coronavirus Crisis.
Augoustides JG.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Apr 7. Online ahead of print FREE

Coagulopathy and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients With Covid-19
Zhang Y, Xiao M, Zhang S, Xia P, Cao W et al.
NEJM 2020 Apr 8. Online ahead of print FREE

Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Shanafelt T, Ripp J, Trockel M.
JAMA. 2020 Apr 7. Online ahead of print FREE

Japan ECMOnet for COVID-19: telephone consultations for cases with severe respiratory failure caused by COVID-19.
Abe R, Fujino Y, Fujizuka K, Hagiwara Y, Hara Y et al.
J Intensive Care 8, 24 (2020) Online ahead of print FREE

Classic TPL

Lower preoperative hematocrit, longer hospital stay, and neurocognitive decline after cardiac surgery.
Gorvitovskaia AY, Scrimgeour LA, Potz BA, Sellke NC, Ehsan A et al.
Surgery. 2020 Mar 13. Online ahead of print

Current Practice of Calcium Use During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Weaning: Results of an International Survey.
Lomivorotov VV, Guvakov D, Belletti A, Boboshko V, Shmyrev V et al.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Feb 12. Online ahead of print

Are Blood Products Routinely Required in Pediatric Heart Surgery?
Kato H, Chasovskyi K, Gandhi SK.
Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Mar 13. Online ahead of print

The Utility of Albumin Level as a Marker of Postoperative Course in Infants Undergoing Repair of Congenital Heart Disease.
Schiller O, Goldshmid O, Mowassi S, Shostak E, Manor O et al.
Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Mar 14. Online ahead of print

The impact of circulation in a heart-lung machine on function and survival characteristics of red blood cells.
Bosman G, Freitas Leal J, Vermeer H, Lazary D et al.
Artif Organs. 2020 Mar 18. Online ahead of print FREE

Blood pressure management in cardiac surgery.
Lekerika Royo N, Arco Vázquez J, Martinez Ruiz A.
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2020 Mar 13. Online ahead of print

Cardiac Surgery is Associated with Biomarker Evidence of Neuronal Damage.
Alifier M, Olsson B, Andreasson U, Cullen NC, Czyżewska J et al.
J Alzheimers Dis. 2020 Mar 11. Online ahead of print

Transatlantic Editorial: Institutional Investigations of Ethically Flawed Reports in Cardiothoracic Surgery Journals.
Sade RM, Rylski B, Swain JA, Entwistle JWC 3rd, Ceppa DP; Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Apr;109(4):993-995 FREE

The efficacy and safety of prophylactic corticosteroids for the prevention of adverse outcomes in patients undergoing heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Ng KT, Van Paassen J, Langan C, Sarode DP, Arbous MS et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Apr 1;57(4):620-627

Patient trends and outcomes of surgery for type A acute aortic dissection in Japan: an analysis of more than 10 000 patients from the Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database.
Abe T, Yamamoto H, Miyata H, Motomura N, Tokuda Y et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Apr 1;57(4):660-667