Tiny Perfusion Letter #95

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The importance of depression and alcohol use in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients: risk factors for delirium and poorer quality of life.
Humphreys JM, Denson LA, Baker RA, Tully PJ
J Geriatr Cardiol. 2016 Jan;13(1):51-7 FREE

A novel protocol for antibiotic prophylaxis based on preoperative kidney function in patients undergoing open heart surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass.
Odaka M, Minakata K, Toyokuni H, Yamazaki K, Yonezawa A
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Aug;63(8):446-52

Using autologous platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of complex fistulas.
Moreno Serrano A, García Díaz JJ, Ferrer Márquez M, Alarcón Rodríguez R, Álvarez García A, Reina Duarte Á
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 Mar;108(3):123-8 FREE

Desmopressin in vitro effects on platelet function, monitored with Multiplate, ROTEM and Sonoclot.
Pearson K, Jensen H, Kander T, Schött U
Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2016 Feb 29:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]

Preoperative Evaluation-Can We Really Make a Difference in Outcomes?
Fleisher LA
Anesthesiol Clin. 2016 Mar;34(1):xiii-xiv

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Is Not Underutilized!
Fearon WF, Harrington RA
Circulation. 2016 Mar 8;133(10):1027-35

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Is Currently Underutilized.
Arsalan M, Mack MJ
Circulation. 2016 Mar 8;133(10):1036-45

CLINICAL PRACTICE. Peripheral Artery Disease.
Kullo IJ, Rooke TW
N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 3;374(9):861-71

Stopping vs. Continuing Aspirin before Coronary Artery Surgery.
Myles PS, Smith JA, Forbes A, Silbert B, Jayarajah M, et al.; ATACAS Investigators of the ANZCA Clinical Trials Network
N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 25;374(8):728-37

Spontaneous Hemothorax Following Cardiac Surgery.
Barua A, Brown R, Puppala S, O'Regan DJ
J Card Surg. 2016 Mar 8. [Epub ahead of print]