Re-exploration for bleeding or tamponade after cardiac operation

Re-exploration for bleeding or tamponade after cardiac operation.

The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of patients who had a chest resternotomy and to identify risk factors for higher in-hospital mortality after re-exploration for bleeding and/or tamponade after cardiac operations. We present our experience of an acceptably low re-exploration rate after cardiac surgery, and the outcomes of those re-explored. This was a retrospective analysis of ...

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torial [2, 4]. Perioperative bleeding is related to surgical damage to blood vessels and defects in haemostatic mechanisms. The majority of haemostatic defects are related to the exposure of blood elements to the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit [2, 4]. Excessive administration of protamine is a proposed mechanism of bleeding [2]. It has been proved that CBP causes a reduction in the levels of co...

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torial [2, 4]. Perioperative bleeding is related to surgical damage to blood vessels and defects in haemostatic mechanisms. The majority of haemostatic defects are related to the exposure of blood elements to the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit [2, 4]. Excessive administration of protamine is a proposed mechanism of bleeding [2]. It has been proved that CBP causes a reduction in the levels of co...

Re-exploration for bleeding after coronary artery bypass grafting: what is the acceptable range of re-exploration rate?

Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?-Clinical Dilemmas in Managing Postoperative Bleeding and Decision-making for Re-exploration After Cardiac Surgery.

Esophageal adenocarcinoma originates from columnar metaplastic epithelium of the distal esophagus. Various steps for this carcinogenetic process are known. Before the onset of high-grade dysplasia and adenocarcinoma, endoscopic surveillance is possible. However, because of the high cost of long-term surveillance, predictive factors for cancer are being evaluated to identify subjects with metapl...