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Magnesium moderately decreases remifentanil dosage required for pain management after cardiac surgery by Steinlechner, B, Dworschak, M, Birkenberg, B, Grubhofer, G, Weigl, M, Schiferer, A, Lang, T, Rajek, A

“…Magnesium is a calcium and an NMDA-receptor antagonist and can modify important mechanisms of nociception. We evaluated the co-analgesic effect of magnesium in…”
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Influence of temperature management on neurocognitive function in biological aortic valve replacement. A prospective randomized trial by Fakin, R, Zimpfer, D, Sodeck, G H, Rajek, A, Mora, B, Dumfarth, J, Grimm, M, Czerny, M

“…Aim of this study was to elucidate if postoperative neurocognitive function after biological aortic valve replacement (AVR) can be influenced by temperature…”
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Low-dose remifentanil to suppress haemodynamic responses to noxious stimuli in cardiac surgery: a dose-finding study by Steinlechner, B., Dworschak, M., Birkenberg, B., Lang, T., Schiferer, A., Moritz, A., Mora, B., Rajek, A.

“…High-dose remifentanil (1–5 µg kg−1 min−1), commonly used for cardiac surgery, has been associated with muscle rigidity, hypotension, bradycardia, and reduced…”
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The use of the novel calcium sensitizer levosimendan in critically ill patients by PLÖCHL, W, RAJEK, A

“…Levosimendan, a novel calcium sensitizer, enhances cardiac contractility by increasing myocyte sensitivity to calcium, and induces vasodilation. In this…”
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Core and skin surface temperature course after normothermic and hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and its impact on extubation time by Pezawas, T., Rajek, A., Plöchl, W.

“…Summary Background and objective: Cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with temperature pertubations that influence extubation time. Common extubation criteria…”
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Blood pressure response to thermoregulatory vasoconstriction during isoflurane and desflurane anesthesia by Greif, R., Laciny, S., Rajek, A., Doufas, A. G., Sessler, D. I.

“…Background:  Mild perioperative hypothermia produces morbid cardiac outcomes that may result from sympathetically induced hypertension. However, volatile…”
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284: Renal Dysfunction Adversely Affects Outcome after Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation by Sandner, S.E, Zimpfer, D, Zrunek, P, Steinlechner, B, Rajek, A, Schima, H, Wolner, E, Wieselthaler, G.M

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for graft failure after heart transplantation: Recent Vienna experience by Taghavi, S., Ankersmit, H.J., Wieselthaler, G., Gorlitzer, M., Rajek, A., Wolner, E., Grimm, M.

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392: Impact of continuous versus pulsatile left ventricular assist devices on renal function by Sandner, S.E, Zimpfer, D, Zrunek, P, Schima, H, Rajek, A, Grimm, M, Wolner, E, Wieselthaler, G.M

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Changes in ventilatory mechanics and diaphragmatic function after lung volume reduction surgery in patients with COPD by Tschernko, E M, Wisser, W, Wanke, T, Rajek, M A, Kritzinger, M, Lahrmann, H, Kontrus, M, Benditte, H, Klepetko, W

“…BACKGROUND: Lung volume reduction (LVR) has recently been used to treat severe emphysema. About 25% of the volume of each lung is removed with this method…”
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Efficacy of two methods for reducing postbypass afterdrop by RAJEK, A, LENHARDT, R, SESSLER, D. I, BRUNNER, G, HAISJACKL, M, KASTNER, J, LAUFER, G

“…Afterdrop, defined as the precipitous reduction in core temperature after cardiopulmonary bypass, results from redistribution of body heat to inadequately…”
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Repair of stab-wound laceration of the aortic arch using deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest by Seitelberger, Rainald, Bialy, Jan, Rajek, Maria A

“…The surgical management of a 56-year-old patient with a single thoracic stab wound penetrating the left innominate vein and the aortic arch is described…”
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Acute normovolaemic haemodilution does not aggravate gastric mucosal acidosis during cardiac surgery by BACHER, A, MAYER, N, RAJEK, A. M, HAIDER, W

“…Acute normovolaemic haemodilution with subsequent autologous blood transfusion after surgery is widely used to reduce homologous blood requirements during…”
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Pulsatility does not change cerebral oxygenation during cardiopulmonary bypass by Grubhofer, G., Mares, P., Rajek, A., Müllner, T., Haisjackl, M., Dworschak, M., Lassnigg, A.

“…Background: To determine the effect of pulsatility during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on cerebral oxygenation, we measured oxyhaemoglobin (HbO2),…”
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Viennese approach to minimize the invasiveness of ventricular assist device implantation by Haberl, Thomas, Riebandt, Julia, Mahr, Stephane, Laufer, Guenther, Rajek, Angela, Schima, Heinrich, Zimpfer, Daniel

“…Avoiding full sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) could significantly reduce the invasiveness of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation…”
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(1246) - Less Invasive Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation - 5-Year Survival and Post Transplant Outcomes by Riebandt, J., Moayedifar, R., Wiedemann, D., Schlöglhofer, T., Dimitrov, K., Rajek, A., Laufer, G., Zimpfer, D.

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A retrospective analysis of extracorporel membrane oxygenation versus right ventricular assist device in acute great failure after heart transplantation by Taghavi, S, Ankersmit, J, Zuckermann, A, Roth, G.A, Wieselthaler, G, Rajek, A, Wolner, E, Grimm, M

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Jugular Venous Bulb Oxygen Saturation Depends on Blood Pressure During Cardiopulmonary Bypass by Grubhofer, Georg, Lassnigg, Andrea M., Schneider, Barbara, Rajek, Maria A., Pernerstorfer, Thomas, Hiesmayr, Michael J.

“…Background. Central nervous system dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass is frequent and can be caused by inadequate cerebral perfusion and oxygenation…”
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Effects of dobutamine versus insulin on cardiac performance, myocardial oxygen demand, and total body metabolism after coronary artery bypass grafting by Hiesmayr, M., Haider, W.J., Grubhofer, G., Heilinger, D., Keznickl, F.P., Mares, P., Rajek, A.M., Coraim, F., Semsroth, M.

“…The purpose was to study whether the hemodynamic benefit of a catabolic catecholamine (dobutamine) induces a certain oxygen cost for the myocardial energy…”
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Nitric oxide concentration in the gas phase of the gastrointestinal tract in man by KASTNER, J., PFEFFEL, F., RAJEK, A., PEZAWAS, T., HIESMAYR, M., EICHLER, H.-G.

“…Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in various aspects of physiological regulation in the gastrointestinal tract. Hence, measurement of luminal NO…”
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