Geoffrey J Wigmore, Adam M Deane, Jeffrey J Presneill, Ary Serpa Neto, Glenn Eastwood, Matthew J Maiden, Shailesh Bihari, Robert A Baker, Jayme S Bennetts, Rashmi Ghanpur, James R Anstey, Jaishankar Raman, Rinaldo Bellomo
{"title":"The Renal Effect of 20% Human Albumin Solution Fluid Bolus Therapy in Patients After Cardiac Surgery. A Secondary Analysis of the HAS FLAIR II Randomized Clinical Trial.","authors":"Geoffrey J Wigmore, Adam M Deane, Jeffrey J Presneill, Ary Serpa Neto, Glenn Eastwood, Matthew J Maiden, Shailesh Bihari, Robert A Baker, Jayme S Bennetts, Rashmi Ghanpur, James R Anstey, Jaishankar Raman, Rinaldo Bellomo","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.12.041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2024.12.041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the effects of fluid bolus therapy (FBT) with 20% albumin to crystalloid FBT on the incidence of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) and its severity and duration.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Secondary analysis of the multicenter, parallel-group, open-label, randomized HAS FLAIR-II trial.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Six intensive care units.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Patients who required clinician-determined FBT after cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Patients were randomized to receive FBT with 20% albumin (up to 400 mL/day) or crystalloid fluid for all FBTs in the intensive care unit.</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>A total of 452 patients were included in the modified intention-to-treat population (224 in the 20% albumin group and 228 in the crystalloid group). AKI occurred in 54 (24%) patients in the 20% albumin group and 50 (22%) in the crystalloid group (odds ratio: 1.13, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.73 to 1.76). However, in patients who developed stages 2 and 3 AKI, those allocated to 20% albumin had a significantly lower median time-weighted average (TWA) creatinine: 144 µmol/L (interquartile range [IQR]: 109 to 162) versus 254 µmol/L (IQR: 182 to 294) than the crystalloid group (difference -105 µmol/L, [95% CI -170 to -41], p = 0.003) and a lower peak serum creatinine (-110 µmol/L [-189 to -32], p = 0.01). The reduced TWA creatinine in the 20% albumin group was seen in patients with both a low (p = 0.04) and normal preoperative serum albumin concentration (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>FBT with 20% albumin compared with crystalloid-based regimen did not reduce the occurrence of AKI in patients after cardiac surgery. However, it reduced the severity and duration of stages 2 and 3 AKI.</p>","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143005927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stanislaw Vander Zwaag, Jakob Labus, Johan Winata, Konstantin Alexiou, Krunoslav Sveric, Markus Scholz, Jens Fassl
{"title":"Feasibility of Intraoperative 3-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study.","authors":"Stanislaw Vander Zwaag, Jakob Labus, Johan Winata, Konstantin Alexiou, Krunoslav Sveric, Markus Scholz, Jens Fassl","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.09.146","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.09.146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the feasibility of intraoperative 3-dimensional speckle-tracking-based myocardial deformation analysis for evaluation of twist, torsion, and strain using speckle tracking, and to investigate the immediate changes in these parameters after aortic valve replacement.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective observational study SETTING: Single-center study at a tertiary academic cardiac center PARTICIPANTS: Forty-nine patients undergoing minimally invasive surgical aortic valve replacement INTERVENTIONS: Acquisition of full-volume images of the left ventricle after induction of anesthesia and at the end of surgery using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and analysis of the datasets using 3D speckle-tracking-based myocardial deformation analysis (Tomtec Arena).</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>Of the 49 complete volume datasets, 30 (61%) had quality sufficient for speckle tracking. No significant differences were observed between the examinations in terms of ejection fraction (EF) (p = 0.177), global longitudinal strain (GLS) (p = 0.276), circumferential strain (CS) (p = 0.238), twist (p = 0.970), or torsion (p = 0.417).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>3D speckle-tracking-based myocardial deformation analysis from intraoperative TEE datasets is feasible in >60% of patients with aortic valve stenosis. There were no statistically significant differences in GLS, CS, twist, or torsion between the intraoperative examinations.</p>","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":"61-68"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142501006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Due to Pulmonary Artery Catheter Placement: A New Minimally Invasive Approach to Solve a Life-threatening Complication.","authors":"Roberta Russo, Alessandro Calzolari, Valentina Salice, Camilla Micieli, Claudia Castiglioni, Mattia Gomarasca, Federico Mondin, Bedrana Moro Salihovic, Francesca Orsenigo, Davide Negroni, Carmelo Migliorisi, Matteo Lucchelli, Giovanni Mistraletti","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.017","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article discusses a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAP) formation following pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) placement for cardiac surgery. The patient, an 82-year-old female with a history of hypertension and chronic heart failure, underwent elective mitral and tricuspid valve surgery. After surgery, bleeding was observed in the endotracheal tube, indicating a potential complication. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed bleeding mainly in the right bronchus. Subsequent computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) confirmed the presence of a small pseudoaneurysm in a branch of the pulmonary artery. Prompt collaboration between anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons, and interventional radiologists led to the successful embolization of the pseudoaneurysm with a minimally invasive approach by using the PAC as a guide catheter to reach the PAP. The article outlines the potential causes of PAP formation, clinical presentation, and management strategies. While conservative, surgical, and interventional approaches are discussed, the preferred treatment is coil embolization due to its effectiveness and minimal invasiveness. The authors emphasize the importance of rapid diagnosis, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the feasibility of using the pulmonary artery route for embolization to rapidly reach the lesion to stabilize. Overall, the case demonstrates the successful resolution of a life-threatening complication through timely intervention and coordinated teamwork.</p>","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":"215-219"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of Inhalational and Intravenous Anesthesia Induction on Electroencephalogram and Cerebral Perfusion in Children With Congenital Heart Disease: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Ding Han, Siyuan Xie, Shoudong Pan, Yangchuan Ou","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.025","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The effects of anesthetics on electroencephalograms and cerebral perfusion remain understudied in children with congenital heart disease. With regard to this, we compared inhalational anesthesia induction and intravenous anesthesia induction.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A randomized controlled trial.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Operating room in 2 tertiary hospitals.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>A cohort of 116 pediatrics patients undergoing cardiac surgery.</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>The patients were randomly assigned to either the intravenous group (n = 58) or the inhalational group (n = 58). The inhalational group received anesthesia induction with 4% to 6% sevoflurane and a bolus of pipecuronium 0.2 mg/kg, whereas the intravenous group received anesthesia induction with intravenous midazolam 0.2 mg/kg, pipecuronium 0.2 mg/kg, and sufentanil 1 μg/kg. Ten minutes after tracheal intubation, the following parameters were measured: spectral edge frequency, burst suppression event, patient state index, middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity, cerebral oxygen saturation, and hemodynamic parameters. In comparison with the intravenous group, the inhalational group exhibited significant increases in 95% spectral edge frequency, ratio of burst suppression event, blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery, and cerebral oxygen saturation (p < 0.05 for all), as well as decreases in systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, cardiac index, and the maximal slope of systolic upstroke (p < 0.05 for all).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The administration of sevoflurane for anesthesia induction results in more burst suppression, while also demonstrating superior cerebral perfusion when compared with the use of intravenous medications for anesthesia induction.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR1800015946).</p>","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":"162-167"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142621117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Louis Ma, Jasmine Ryu, Hamdy Awad, Morgan McQueary, Karina Anam
{"title":"Pro: Is the Radial Artery the Ideal Location for Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring In Cardiac Surgery?","authors":"Louis Ma, Jasmine Ryu, Hamdy Awad, Morgan McQueary, Karina Anam","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.08.036","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.08.036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":"309-312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142288018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathan E Tang, Fady Guirguis, Manoj H Iyer, Michael K Essandoh, Leonid A Gorelik
{"title":"Modular Cardiac Rhythm Management: Tailoring Nontransvenous Arrhythmic Treatment.","authors":"Jonathan E Tang, Fady Guirguis, Manoj H Iyer, Michael K Essandoh, Leonid A Gorelik","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.09.145","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.09.145","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":"20-23"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142568667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Madan Mohan Maddali, Mohammed Al Ghafri, Malay Hemantlal Patel, Maziar Gholampour Dehaki, Abdullah Mohammed Al Farqani
{"title":"Isolated Chylous Ascites After Arterial Switch Surgery in a Newborn: Peritoneal Dialysis and Right Ventricular Pressure as Potential Contributing Factors.","authors":"Madan Mohan Maddali, Mohammed Al Ghafri, Malay Hemantlal Patel, Maziar Gholampour Dehaki, Abdullah Mohammed Al Farqani","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.07.052","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.07.052","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":"338-340"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142648172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Benu Makkad, Timothy Lee Heinke, Raiyah Sheriffdeen, Marie-Louise Meng, Bessie Kachulis, Michael Conrad Grant, Wanda Maria Popescu, Jessica Louise Brodt, Diana Khatib, Christopher L Wu, Miklos D Kertai, Bruce Allen Bollen
{"title":"Practice Advisory for Postoperative Pain Management of Cardiac Surgical Patients: Executive Summary. A Report From the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.","authors":"Benu Makkad, Timothy Lee Heinke, Raiyah Sheriffdeen, Marie-Louise Meng, Bessie Kachulis, Michael Conrad Grant, Wanda Maria Popescu, Jessica Louise Brodt, Diana Khatib, Christopher L Wu, Miklos D Kertai, Bruce Allen Bollen","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.015","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiac surgery is associated with significant postoperative pain that can affect patients' recovery and quality of life. Optimal analgesia after cardiac surgery can be challenging due to patients' coexisting morbidities and frequently observed adverse effects when opioids are used to treat postoperative pain. In this current era of enhanced recovery and fast track extubation, multimodal analgesia is increasingly being utilized for pain management after cardiac surgery. Regional analgesia is an integral part of multimodal analgesia and has garnered more attention since the development of fascial plane blocks. There is considerable variability among individuals, institutions, and practices in the analgesic approaches used to treat postoperative pain in cardiac surgical patients because of lack of consensus or guidelines. This practice advisory was developed with the overall goal of identifying opportunities for improving postoperative pain relief and pain-related outcomes after cardiac surgery and guiding perioperative providers through the provision of clinically relevant evidence-based recommendations.</p>","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":"40-48"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142648177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Edward Hong, Samwel Gitundu, John Nickles, Michael Kiernan, Frederick Cobey
{"title":"Utility of the Apple Watch Heart Rate Variability as a Non-invasive Marker of Volume Status in Heart Failure.","authors":"Edward Hong, Samwel Gitundu, John Nickles, Michael Kiernan, Frederick Cobey","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":"336-338"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}