-
Article
U-shaped association between elapsed time after surgery and the intensity of chronic postsurgical pain following cardiac surgery via thoracotomy: an observational cohort study
Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is defined as chronic pain that develops or increases in intensity after a surgical procedure and persists beyond the healing process, defined as at least 3 months postoperativ...
-
Article
Sizing of mitral annuloplasty rings using real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and the difference between patients with and without recurrent mitral regurgitation: retrospective cohort study
Previous studies showed that the mitral inter-commissural (IC) distance differed by a few millimeters between the systolic and diastolic cardiac cycles. However, sizing of the mitral annuloplasty ring with a r...
-
Chapter
Intraoperative Management and Anesthesia
General anesthesia using continuous infusion of remifentanil and propofol (or inhalational anesthetic drug) is the most popular anesthetic technique during off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery due t...
-
Article
Optimal placement of CVP catheter in paediatric cardiac patients
For correct monitoring of central venous pressure (CVP) the tip of the CVP catheter should be placed in the superior vena cava (SVC). Since there is no useful guide for the optimal depth of insertion of CVP ca...