Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) evidence-based protocols for perioperative care
can lead to improvements in clinical outcomes and cost savings. This article aims to present …

Cardiac surgery is associated with perioperative blood loss and a high risk of allogeneic
blood transfusion. Patient blood management (PBM) in cardiac surgery contributes to the …

BACKGROUND: Prospective, single-center trials have shown that the implementation of the
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) recommendations in high-risk …

Purpose Care bundles are recommended in patients at high risk for acute kidney injury
(AKI), although they have not been proven to improve outcomes. We sought to establish the …

Document Reviewers: Moritz WV Wyler von Ballmoos (USA), Mate Petricevic (Croatia), Arie
Pieter Kappetein (Netherlands), Miguel Sousa-Uva (Portugal), Georg Trummer (Germany) …

OVER THE PAST DECADE, there has been a significant decline in cardiac surgery–
associated mortality, despite an increase in procedural complexity. Although the average …

The invention of CPB revolutionized cardiac surgery. This vital tool has been continuously
refined over the years. Today, achieving excellent results depends on a team approach and …

Does goal-directed haemodynamic and fluid therapy improve pe... : European Journal of
Anaesthesiology | EJA Does goal-directed haemodynamic and fluid therapy improve peri-operative …

Objective: Evaluate the dose-response relationship between intraoperative fluid
administration and postoperative outcomes in a large cohort of surgical patients …

Background The optimal haemoglobin threshold for use of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions
in anaemic patients remains an active field of research. Blood is a scarce resource, and in …