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Release of brain-specific creatine kinase and neuron-specific enolase into cerebrospinal fluid after hypothermic and normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in coronary artery surgery by KAUKINEN, L, PORKKALA, H, KAUKINEN, S, PEHKONEN, E, KÄRKELÄ, J, AARAN, R.-K, TARKKA, M

“…Coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery is successfully managed with normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using warm blood cardioplegia. The lack of the…”
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Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II) and Glasgow coma scores as predictors of outcome from intensive care after cardiac arrest by Niskanen, M, Kari, A, Nikki, P, Iisalo, E, Kaukinen, L, Rauhala, V, Saarela, E, Halinen, M

“…a) To examine the accuracy of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) and the Glasgow Coma Scores as predictors of the outcome of…”
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Ischemic preconditioning protects right ventricular function in coronary artery bypass grafting patients experiencing angina within 48-72 hours by Wu, Z K, Pehkonen, E, Laurikka, J, Kaukinen, L, Honkonen, E L, Kaukinen, S, Tarkka, M R

“…To test whether ischemic preconditioning (IP) is able to protect the myocardium in recently unstable CABG patients. prospective, randomised, controlled…”
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Protective effect of unstable angina in coronary artery bypass surgery by Wu, Z K, Pehkonen, E, Laurikka, J, Kaukinen, L, Honkonen, E L, Kaukinen, S, Tarkka, M R

“…To test the hypothesis that recent ischaemic episodes in unstable cases have a protective effect on coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients. Twenty…”
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Myocardial cooling and right ventricular function in patients with right coronary artery disease: antegrade vs. retrograde cardioplegia by HONKONEN, E. L., KAUKINEN, L., PEHKONEN, E. J., KAUKINEN, S.

“…Background: Protection of the right ventricular (RV) myocardium during ischaemia in cardiac surgery is difficult, especially in patients with severe right…”
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Atrial natriuretic peptide and N-terminal atrial natriuretic peptide in plasma reflect right ventricular volumes following coronary artery surgery by HONKONEN, E. L., KAUKINEN, L., PEHKONEN, E. J., KAUKINEN, S.

“…Background: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and the more stable N‐terminal fragment (N‐ANP) of prohormone are peptides, released in equimolar amounts from…”
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Current practice regarding invasive monitoring in intensive care units in Finland : a nationwide study of the uses of arterial, pulmonary artery and central venous catheters and their effect on outcome by SAARELA, E, KARI, A, NIKKI, P, RAUHALA, V, IISALO, E, KAUKINEN, L

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Right ventricle is protected better by warm continuous than by cold intermittent retrograde blood cardioplegia in patients with obstructed right coronary artery by Honkonen, E L, Kaukinen, L, Pehkonen, E J, Kaukinen, S

“…Preservation of the right-ventricular (RV) myocardium is a clinical challenge especially in patients with occluded right coronary artery, in whom antegrade…”
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Contribution of non-neurologic disturbances in acute physiology to the prediction of intensive care outcome after head injury or non-traumatic intracranial haemorrhage by NISKANEN, M. M, KARI, A, HERNESNIEMI, J. A, VAPALAHTI, M. P, IISALO, E, KAUKINEN, L, RAUHALA, V, SAARELA, E, NIKKI, P

“…To study the additional contribution of non-neurologic disturbances in acute physiology and chronic health to the prediction of intensive care outcome in…”
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Prediction of outcome from intensive care after gastroenterologic emergency by Niskanen, M, Kari, A, Nikki, P, Iisalo, E, Kaukinen, L, Rauhala, V, Saarela, E

“…Prognostic factors determining the outcome from intensive care were studied in 952 patients admitted to 25 Finnish ICUs after gastroenterologic emergency…”
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Clinical course and prognostic signs in near-drowned patients by Kaukinen, L

“…The clinical course and outcome of 49 consecutive near-drowned patients is presented. All the immersions occurred in fresh water. 37 patients (76%) survived…”
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Fatal brain lesion following spinal anaesthesia. Report of a case by Eerola, M, Kaukinen, L, Kaukinen, S

“…Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid following dural puncture and subsequent downward sagging of the brain have been suggested as a cause of the rare subdural…”
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Results of intensive care in abdominal surgery patients by Kaukinen, L

“…A one-year follow-up of 300 consecutive critically ill abdominal surgery patients treated in an intensive care unit is presented. 77 patients (26%) died during…”
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Post-transfusion hepatitis after open-heart surgery in Finland--a prospective study by Ebeling, F, Naukkarinen, R, Hanhela, R, Jalonen, J, Kaukinen, L, Salmenperä, M, Suistomaa, M, Leikola, J

“…A countrywide prospective study on open-heart surgery patients was performed between 1987 and 1989 to determine the prevalence and nature of post-transfusion…”
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Plasma thromboxane B2 levels and thromboxane B2 production by platelets are increased in patients during spinal and epidural anesthesia by Kaukinen, S, Ojanen, R, Kaukinen, L, Seppälä, E, Vapaatalo, H

“…Concentrations of thromboxane (Tx) B2 in plasma and its production by platelets were measured in 20 spinal and 10 epidural anesthesia patients scheduled for…”
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Five-year survival after intensive care-Comparison of 12,180 patients with the general population by Niskanen, Minna, Kari, Aarno, Halonen, Pirjo

“…OBJECTIVESA) To examine the long-term survival of critically ill patients compared with the general population in a nationwide sample of patients requiring…”
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Risk factors in surgical patients with verified preoperative myocardial infarction by Eerola, M, Eerola, R, Kaukinen, S, Kaukinen, L

“…A series of 89 surgical patients (111 operations) with preoperative myocardial infarction (MI) was analysed for factors predisposing to the development of a…”
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Regional ischemic preconditioning enhances myocardial performance in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting by Laurikka, Jari, Wu, Zhong-Kai, Iisalo, Pekka, Kaukinen, Liisa, Honkonen, Eva L, Kaukinen, Seppo, Tarkka, Matti R

“…We intended to investigate whether ischemic preconditioning (IP) enhances myocardial performance in patients who undergo off-pump coronary artery bypass…”
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Preoperative and postoperative use of clonidine with neurolept anaesthesia by Kaukinen, S, Kaukinen, L, Eerola, R

“…The abrupt cessation of clonidine therapy can induce a withdrawal syndrome. This may also appear immediately after anaesthesia if clonidine medication is…”
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The protective effects of preconditioning decline in aged patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting by Wu, Zhong-Kai, Pehkonen, Erkki, Laurikka, Jari, Kaukinen, Liisa, Honkonen, Eva L., Kaukinen, Seppo, Laippala, Pekka, Tarkka, Matti R.

“…Objective: We sought to investigate the effects of myocardial ischemic preconditioning in adult and aged patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting…”
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