Single-injection serratus anterior plane block for cardiothoracic surgery via thoracotomy in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Yi He, Bin Du, Yunxia Zuo, Zhi Li, Mingzhe Xu

“…Background Serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) has gained popularity in cardiothoracic surgery due to its feasibility and simplicity. …”
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Two decades on - cardiothoracic surgical care practitioners in the UK: a narrative review by Mohammed Bahran Shegafi, Samer Nashef, Roksolana Starodub, Gerry Lee

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Aortic valve replacement in a patient with sickle cell disease—Are we justified to perform surgery in the TAVI era? by Ramanish Ravishankar, Leenah Turkistani, Yasser Elghoneimy, Imthiaz Manoly

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Predictive machine learning models for ascending aortic dilatation in patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves undergoing cardiothoracic surgery: a prospective, single-centre and observational study by Anders Franco-Cereceda, Kenneth Caidahl, Bamba Gaye, Per Eriksson, Magalie Ladouceur, Christian Olsson, Hanna M Björck, Maxime Vignac, Jesper R Gådin

“…Objectives The objective of this study was to develop clinical classifiers aiming to identify prevalent ascending aortic dilatation in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and tricuspid aortic valve (TAV).Design and setting A prospective, single-centre and observational cohort.Participants The study involved 543 BAV and 491 TAV patients with aortic valve disease and/or ascending aortic dilatation, excluding those with coronary artery disease, undergoing cardiothoracic surgery at the Karolinska University Hospital (Sweden).Main outcome measures Predictors of high risk of ascending aortic dilatation (defined as ascending aorta with a diameter above 40 mm) were identified through the application of machine learning algorithms and classic logistic regression models.Exposures Comprehensive multidimensional data, including valve morphology, clinical information, family history of cardiovascular diseases, prevalent diseases, demographic details, lifestyle factors, and medication.Results BAV patients, with an average age of 60.4±12.4 years, showed a higher frequency of aortic dilatation (45.3%) compared with TAV patients, who had an average age of 70.4±9.1 years (28.9% dilatation, p <0.001). …”
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Mediastinal liposarcoma: a case report and review of the literature by Jamal Ataya, Ali Alakbar Nahle, Hussein Hamdar, Amjad Sikaria, Younes Souleiman

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Sternomanubrial reduction with plating for fully displaced sternal fracture: A systematic review by Sajjaad H. Samat, Krishna Yelleswarapu, Kirill Zakharov

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A Brief History of Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care Medicine in the United States by Rafal Kopanczyk, Nicolas Kumar, Amar M. Bhatt

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A giant teratoma in the anterior mediastinum found prenatally: A case report by Yuntian Su, Ailixiati Alifu, Haifan Wang, Shibin Lin, Xiaoman Su, Yong Wei, Ying Wan, Renwei Chen

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Narrative Review of New Insight into the Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiovascular Care by Any Axelerad, Alina Zorina Stuparu, Lavinia Florenta Muja, Silviu Docu Axelerad, Silvia Georgeta Petrov, Anca Elena Gogu, Dragos Catalin Jianu

Subjects: “…cardiothoracic surgery…”
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An unusual site of a pericardial cyst in a child: A case report by Rohola Shirzadi, MD, Zahra Roshanzamir, MD, Neda Pak, MD, Robabeh Rajabi, MD, Fatemeh Mohammadi, MD, MPH

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Perioperative Safety of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Coronary Bypass in Elderly by Ryan Chaban, Ahmed Ghazy, Hendrik Treede

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Learning to Crawl: Determining the Role of Genetic Abnormalities on Postoperative Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease by Benjamin J. Landis, Benjamin M. Helm, Jeremy L. Herrmann, Madeline C. Hoover, Matthew D. Durbin, Lindsey R. Elmore, Manyan Huang, Michael Johansen, Ming Li, Leon F. Przybylowski, Gabrielle C. Geddes, Stephanie M. Ware

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Randomized controlled trial of remote ischemic preconditioning in children having cardiac surgery by Yuk M. Law, Christine Hsu, Sangeeta R. Hingorani, Michael Richards, David M. McMullan, Howard Jefferies, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Ronit Katz

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Promising Novel Therapies in the Treatment of Aortic and Visceral Aneurysms by Theodora M. Stougiannou, Konstantinos C. Christodoulou, Efstratios Georgakarakos, Dimitrios Mikroulis, Dimos Karangelis

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Arterial line waveform dampening, during weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass by Yupo Chao, Fuyuan Wang

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Primary lung adenocarcinoma in transplanted lung in post bilateral lung transplantation by Fathima Shafra Mubarak, Sanjay Agrawal, Jagan Rao

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Echocardiographic imaging of a bifurcated double barrel coronary sinus by Kendra L. Walsh, Andrew Winegarner, Geoffrey L. Hayward

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The impact of COVID-19 on a South African pediatric cardiac service: implications and insights into service capacity by Thomas Aldersley, Thomas Aldersley, Andre Brooks, Andre Brooks, Andre Brooks, Paul Human, Paul Human, John Lawrenson, John Lawrenson, John Lawrenson, John Lawrenson, George Comitis, George Comitis, Rik De Decker, Rik De Decker, Barend Fourie, Barend Fourie, Barend Fourie, Rodgers Manganyi, Rodgers Manganyi, Rodgers Manganyi, Harold Pribut, Harold Pribut, Shamiel Salie, Shamiel Salie, Lenise Swanson, Lenise Swanson, Liesl Zühlke, Liesl Zühlke, Liesl Zühlke

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Worth a Double Take? An In-Depth Review of Lung Retransplantation by Gbalekan Dawodu, Shubham Gulati, Helena Bugacov, Daniel Laskey, Brian Housman, Harish Seethamraju, Scott Scheinin

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Management of clinical teaching for nursing students in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery under the COVID-19 epidemic (新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情下心胸外科实习护士临床护理带教的管理) by LI Pengping (李鹏萍), SUN Yulian (孙玉莲), WANG Hongdan (王虹丹), HONG Liping (洪丽萍), WU Haiyun (吴海韵), YE Jiajia (叶佳佳)

Subjects: “…department of cardiothoracic surgery…”
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