ARTICLES ON MISCELLANEOUS
4 A’s Test: clarifying confusion over postoperative delirium in cardiac surgery
This single-center, prospective observational study assesses the diagnostic accuracy of the 4 A’s Test for screening acute confusional syndrome in postoperative cardiac surgery patients, compared to a reference standard.
Hybrid Ablation: A Strategy Against Persistent Atrial Fibrillation?
A review paper published in JACC on the available evidence regarding hybrid ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
Oxygen delivery-guided perfusion for the prevention of acute kidney injury
Comparison between two perfusion strategies during cardiopulmonary bypass: one guided by an oxygen delivery index (DO2i >300 mL/min/m²) based on body surface area and another conventional strategy based solely on pump flow according to the patient’s body surface area (2.6 L/min/m²).
Temporal association of invasive procedures and infective endocarditis: a new shift in antibiotic prophylaxis?
This retrospective study aims to establish an association between all infective endocarditis (IE) hospital admissions in England over a 7-year period and specific diagnostic-therapeutic invasive procedures (IPs) performed in the 3 months preceding the admission.
Custodiol in Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm: Does It Really Protect Renal Function?
This study compares renal protection through intraoperative perfusion with Custodiol solution versus Lactated Ringer’s solution with methylprednisolone and mannitol in patients undergoing elective thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair.
The implication of the anterior mitral leaflet size on septal myectomy outcomes: Does length matter?
This retrospective study investigates whether, in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), the anterior mitral leaflet (AML) length impacts the outcomes when an isolated septal myectomy is performed as a surgical intervention.
Mediastinitis; the elephant in the room
Meta-analysis of 24 studies with a total of 407,829 patients to assess morbidity and mortality associated with mediastinitis.
ENAVLE Study: Efficacy and Safety of Edoxaban After Bioprosthetic Valve Repair or Replacement
A randomized, open-label, prospective trial assessing the efficacy and safety of edoxaban compared to warfarin following bioprosthetic valve replacement or valve repair.
Postoperative bleeding? Don’t waste time
A retrospective study from Johns Hopkins Hospital analyzing the impact of reintervention for bleeding on postoperative morbidity and mortality.
Postoperative atrial fibrillation: risk factor or marker of adverse outcomes in the evolution of patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
A comprehensive meta-analysis investigating the impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) on various postoperative complications, incorporating 57 studies and 246,340 patients.