Pilot RCT of mHealth intervention in adult elective cardiac surgery patients showed feasibility and acceptable uptake.
New mobile tool helps heart surgery patients recover at home
This pilot randomized controlled trial enrolled 70 eligible patients, with 61 participating, in a major metropolitan publicly funded health …
A new smartphone program helps heart surgery patients feel more confident and take action to manage their recovery at home.
Cochrane review finds very low-certainty evidence on early versus late cardiac surgery start times in France
Heart Surgery Timing May Lower Heart Damage Risk
This Cochrane systematic review synthesizes data from a single study of 88 adults undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery in France. The authors …
New data suggests afternoon heart surgery could lower heart damage, but doctors need more proof before changing schedules.
Ceftaroline fosamil pharmacokinetics during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
Ceftaroline Penetration in Heart Surgery Is Surprisingly Unpredictable
This prospective, randomized pharmacokinetic study in 14 patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass compared intermitte…
High blood levels of this antibiotic do not guarantee it reaches the infection site under the skin after heart surgery.
Higher RAR linked to increased in-hospital mortality in infants with congenital heart disease
A simple blood ratio may flag higher death risk in heart surgery babies
This observational cohort study of 3634 infants with congenital heart disease found that a red cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio (RAR…
A simple blood test ratio could help spot infants with congenital heart disease at higher risk of dying in the hospital after surgery.
Visual guidance improves first-attempt TEE probe insertion success in cardiac surgery patients
A Tiny Camera Makes Heart Surgery Probes Safer
A randomized controlled study of 124 adult cardiac surgery patients compared blind versus visually assisted TEE probe insertion. Video laryn…
Using a flexible camera to guide heart surgery probes worked on the first try far more often than going in blind and caused less strain on t…