Search Results - "DEFOE, Gordon R"
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Intraoperative red blood cell transfusion during coronary artery bypass graft surgery increases the risk of postoperative low-output heart failure
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (04-07-2006)“…Hemodilutional anemia during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with increased mortality during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The impact…”
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Lowest hematocrit on bypass and adverse outcomes associated with coronary artery bypass grafting
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-03-2001)“…Background. Cardiac surgery patients’ hematocrits frequently fall to low levels during cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods. We investigated the association between…”
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Embolic activity during in vivo cardiopulmonary bypass
Published in The Journal of extra-corporeal technology (01-06-2014)“…Neurologic injury after cardiac surgery is principally associated with emboli. Although much work has focused on surgical sources of emboli, less attention has…”
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Transforming administrative data into real-time information in the Department of Surgery
Published in Quality & safety in health care (01-10-2010)“…Cardiothoracic surgical programmes face increasingly more complex procedures performed on evermore challenging patients. Public and private stakeholders are…”
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Rationalising the treatment of anaemia in cardiac surgery: short and mid-term results from a local quality improvement initiative
Published in Quality & safety in health care (01-10-2010)“…Transfusion of red blood cells, while often used for treating blood loss or haemodilution, is also associated with higher infection rates and mortality. The…”
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Variation in Arterial Inflow Temperature: A Regional Quality Improvement Project
Published in The Journal of extra-corporeal technology (01-06-2011)“…Peer-reviewed evidence (Class IIa, Level B) suggests that arterial blood temperature should be limited to 37 degrees C during cardiopulmonary bypass. We…”
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Cardiopulmonary bypass recommendations in adults: the northern New England experience
Published in The Journal of extra-corporeal technology (01-03-2008)“…Using a regional cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) registry, we compared the practice of CPB at eight northern New England institutions to recently published…”
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Predicting the risk of death from heart failure after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Published in Anesthesia and analgesia (01-03-2001)“…Heart failure is the most common cause of death among coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients. In addition, most variation in observed mortality rates for…”
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Lowest core body temperature and adverse outcomes associated with coronary artery bypass surgery
Published in Perfusion (01-04-2003)“…To examine the effect of lowest core body temperature on adverse outcomes associated with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, data were collected on…”
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Abstract P133: Effect of Prior Cardiac Surgery on Survival After CABG Surgery
Published in Circulation Cardiovascular quality and outcomes (01-11-2011)“…Abstract only Background: We examined a recent regional experience to determine the impact of a prior cardiac surgery on short and long-term outcomes following…”
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Safety of low hematocrits during cardiopulmonary bypass
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Predicting the Risk of Death from Heart Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Published in Anesthesia and analgesia (01-03-2001)“…Heart failure is the most common cause of death among coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients. In addition, most variation in observed mortality rates for…”
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Highest core temperature during cardiopulmonary bypass and rate of mediastinitis
Published in Perfusion (01-03-2004)“…Temperature control during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may be related to rates of bacterial infection. We assessed the relationship between highest core…”
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