Background: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination is recommended for newborn infants worldwide to prevent tuberculosis. However, complications do occur inevitably in a very low rate, among which the most serious is disseminated disease. The disseminated bacillus Calmette–Guérin disease is a rare disease with high fatality, and can be seen among persons with an underlying immunodeficiency. ...

Seizures following cardiopulmonary bypass are an immediate and alarming indication that a neurologic event has occurred. A case report of a 67-year-old man undergoing aortic valve surgery who unexpectedly experiences seizures following cardiopulmonary bypass is outlined. Possible contributing factors including atheromatous disease in the aorta, low cerebral perfusion pressures, an open-chamber ...

A 61-year old woman with severe coronary artery disease underwent three-vessel coronary bypass surgery. Difficulty was encountered in terminating cardiopulmonary bypass, but there was dramatic improvement following the administration of intravenous insulin. The use of insulin to facilitate termination of cardiopulmonary bypass is discussed.

introduction: pneumonectomy is the standard treatment of lung cancer, even though patients should undergo several evaluations before surgery; deterioration of cardiopulmonary function after pulmonary resection is inevitable. we have evaluated the effects of digoxin on the improvement of right ventricular function and prevention of probable complications after lung resection surgery. materials a...

conclusions administration of albumin compared to hes in patients with a normal renal function results in a lower drop of gfr and platelet count, less bleeding and lower rise of serum creatinine. background the ideal strategy to prime the cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb) circuit in adult cardiac surgery is still a matter of debate. objectives in this retrospective study, we examined albumin solutio...

base deficit is a non-respiratory indicator of acid base status. aim of this study is to assess relationship between the base deficit value in immediate post operative period of cabg and valvular heart disease with cardiopulmonary and in hospital outcome of patient. a total of 136 consecutive with cabg and valvular heart disease scheduled in study. 20 variables were determined during the pre-in...

background: bacillus calmette-guérin (bcg) vaccination is recommended for newborn infants worldwide to prevent tuberculosis. however, complications do occur inevitably in a very low rate, among which the most serious is disseminated disease. the disseminated bacillus calmette–guérin disease is a rare disease with high fatality, and can be seen among persons with an underlying immunodeficiency. ...