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| G R DeFoeSummaryAffiliation: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Cardiopulmonary bypass recommendations in adults: the northern New England experienceChristian P DioDato
Concord Hospital, Concord, New Hampshire, USA
J Extra Corpor Technol 40:16-20. 2008..We continue to prospectively measure CPB practice relating to these recommendations to monitor and improve the care provided to our patients...
Lowest hematocrit on bypass and adverse outcomes associated with coronary artery bypass grafting. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study GroupG R DeFoe
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 71:769-76. 2001..Cardiac surgery patients' hematocrits frequently fall to low levels during cardiopulmonary bypass...
Lowest core body temperature and adverse outcomes associated with coronary artery bypass surgeryGordon R DeFoe
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
Perfusion 18:127-33. 2003..Rates of intra- or postoperative use of an intra-aortic balloon pump are also higher with lower core temperatures. We concluded that temperature management strategy during CABG surgery has an important effect on patient outcomes...
Predicting the risk of death from heart failure after coronary artery bypass graft surgeryS D Surgenor
Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Anesth Analg 92:596-601. 2001..This distinction is relevant for quality improvement initiatives, because most of the variation in CABG mortality rates is explained by postoperative heart failure...
Highest core temperature during cardiopulmonary bypass and rate of mediastinitisRobert C Groom
Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME 04102, USA
Perfusion 19:119-25. 2004..9 degrees C during CPB is a significant risk factor for development of mediastinitis. Avoidance of higher temperatures during CPB may lower the risk of mediastinitis for diabetic patients undergoing CABG surgery...
Intraoperative red blood cell transfusion during coronary artery bypass graft surgery increases the risk of postoperative low-output heart failureStephen D Surgenor
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH 03756
Circulation 114:I43-8. 2006..The impact of intraoperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion to treat anemia during surgery is less understood. We examined the relationship between anemia during CPB, RBC transfusion, and risk of low-output heart failure (LOF)...
An evidence-based review of the practice of cardiopulmonary bypass in adults: a focus on neurologic injury, glycemic control, hemodilution, and the inflammatory responseKenneth G Shann
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 132:283-90. 2006
