now-a-days truncus arteriosus has been known as “common arterial trunk” (cat) and is an uncommon congenital cardiac defect presenting in about 1-3% congenital heart disease. environmental and genetic factors effects on incidence of cat and other conotruncal anomalies. the majority patients with cat and 22q11 deletion have other anomalies such as hypoplasia or aplasia of the thymus or parath...

OBJECTIVE DiGeorge syndrome is a genetic disorder with multisystem involvement resulting in craniofacial and cardiac anomalies and parathyroid and immune system dysfunction. This study describes perioperative management of a large cohort of patients with DiGeorge syndrome undergoing cardiac surgery. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Major academic tertiary institution. PARTICIPAN...

BACKGROUND Deep and superficial sternal wound infections (DSWI & SWI) following cardiac surgery increase morbidity, mortality and cost. Autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) derived from the patient's own blood has been used in other surgical settings to promote successful wound healing. The goal of this study was to analyze the addition of PRP using a rapid point of care bedside system to stan...

While occurrence of disturbances of cardiac rhythm during and after general surgical procedures has been known for many years 11 interest in the subject was revived only recently with the advent of thoracic and in particular cardiac surgery. A number of reports dealing with postoperative changes of the electrocardiogram have appeared, mostly after pulmonary resection.’ ‘ ‘ 13. 1i Various arrhyt...

Staged surgical repair and interventional cardiac catheterization have contributed to improved outcomes for children with congenital heart disease. As a result, there are increasing numbers of children and adolescents who must undergo multiple invasive cardiac procedures at various developmental stages. During these procedures, management of pain and anxiety using nonpharmacological methods is ...

Staged surgical repair and interventional cardiac catheterization have contributed to improved outcomes for children with congenital heart disease. As a result, there are increasing numbers of children and adolescents who must undergo multiple invasive cardiac procedures at various developmental stages. During these procedures, management of pain and anxiety using nonpharmacological methods is ...

BACKGROUND Dental extraction of abscessed or infected teeth before cardiac operation is often performed to decrease perioperative infection and late endocarditis. Literature to support dental extraction before cardiac operation is limited. The goal of this study was to evaluate the risk of major adverse outcomes in patients undergoing dental extraction before cardiovascular surgical procedures....

OBJECTIVE To describe trends in mortality of open cardiac surgery in children in Bristol and England since 1991. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics data. SETTING All open cardiac surgery of children in England. POPULATION Patients younger than 16 undergoing open cardiac surgical procedures in England between April 1991 and March 2002. Three time periods were defi...

OBJECTIVES To determine the relative contributions of patient risk profile, local and individual clinical practice on length of hospital stay after cardiac surgery. DESIGN Ten-year audit of prospectively collected consecutive cardiac surgical cases. Case-mix adjusted outcomes were analysed in models that included random effects for centre, surgeon and anaesthetist. SETTING UK centres provid...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com cardiopulmonary bypass surgery were examined. The cohort was divided into two groups. Twenty patients (9 male, 11 female) who debuted polyneuropathy in early postoperative period after the heart surgery were included in the 1st (main) group. The patients of the 2nd control group (n=40) had also been undergone cardio-surgical interventions, but had n...