Background Gowns and drapes are used widely in health care facilities. Gowns have been used to minimize the risk of disease acquisition by health care providers, to reduce the risk of patient-to-patient transmission, and to maintain sterility during invasive procedures. The aim of this prospective randomized study is to compare the ability of single-use and reusable surgical gowns to protect ag...

Patients with pre-existing coagulopathies who undergo surgical interventions are at increased risk for bleeding complications. This risk is especially true in cardiac surgical procedures with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) because of the necessity for heparinization and the use of the extracorporeal circuits, which have destructive effects on most of the blood components. In this review, cases of...

Medical robots offer new standards and opportunities for treatment. This paper presents a review of the literature and market information on the current situation and future perspectives for the applications of robots in cardiac surgery. Currently in the United States, only 10% of thoracic surgical procedures are conducted using robots, while globally this value remains below 1%. Cardiac and th...

According to guidelines established by the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, life-threatening hemodynamic disturbances are classified as a category I indication for the intraoperative use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). However, the usefulness of TEE during intraoperative cardiac arrest and its impact on patient management have...

Blood loss during surgical procedures poses a grave risk to the patient, but transfusion is costly and associated with adverse outcomes. Antifibrinolytics, however, offer an economical and effective means of decreasing blood loss associated with surgical procedures. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic that blocks lysine-binding sites of fibrinogen and fibrin, preventing the breakdown o...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the routine of emergency centers around world, including in Brazil, where crisis affected volume major cardiac surgeries such as coronary artery bypass grafting. Objective To analyze impact on number surgical procedures for grafting Brazil. Methods An ecological, cross-sectional, quantitative, and descriptive study was conducted. Data period from J...

The Gdansk Hybrid Heartlink Programme follows the concept of the hybrid procedures that combine the advantages of classic surgical operations with intraoperative cardiology interventions. With time and our growing experience, we found that hybrid methods were especially beneficial in cardiac emergencies in borderline babies, who would not meet separate criteria either for surgery or for cardiac...