Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages v-vii, February 2006

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Editorial 

The Value of Teamwork

Monica M. Mordecai, MD, and Michael J. Murray, MD, PhD 1

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Original articles 

Perioperative Outcome in Adults Undergoing Elective Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest With Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion in Proximal Aortic Arch Repair: Evaluation of Protocol-Based Care

Jehangir J. Appoo, MD, John G. Augoustides, MD, Alberto Pochettino, MD, Joseph S. Savino, MD, Michael L. McGarvey, MD, Doreen C. Cowie, CCP, Andrew J. Gambone, BA, Hilary Harris, BA, Albert T. Cheung, MD, and Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, for the Improving Clinical Outcomes through Clinical Research (ICOR) Investigators 3

Clinical Predictors for Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay in Adults Undergoing Thoracic Aortic Surgery Requiring Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

John G. Augoustides, MD, Alberto Pochettino, MD, E. Andrew Ochroch, MD, Doreen Cowie, CCP, Michael L. McGarvey, MD, Justin Weiner, BA, Andrew J. Gambone, BA, Dawn Pinchasik, BA, Albert T. Cheung, MD, and Joseph E. Bavaria, MD 8

Tracheostomy After Major Vascular Surgery

Daniel A. Diedrich, MD, Mark T. Keegan, MB, MRCPI, and Daniel R. Brown, MD, PhD 14

Detection and Monitoring of Complications Associated With Femoral or Axillary Arterial Cannulation for Surgical Repair of Aortic Dissection

Kazumasa Orihashi, MD, Taijiro Sueda, MD, Kenji Okada, MD, and Katsuhiko Imai, MD 20

Cardiac Output Measurement During Infrarenal Aortic Surgery: Echo-Esophageal Doppler Versus Thermodilution Catheter

Aurélie Lafanechère, MD, Pierre Albaladejo, MD, PhD, Mathieu Raux, MD, Thomas Geeraerts, MD, Rémi Bocquet, MD, Anne Wernet, MD, Yves Castier, MD, and Jean Marty, MD 26

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Species in a Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A 5-Year Experience

Alberto Zangrillo, MD, Giovanni Landoni, MD, Luca Fumagalli, MD, Tiziana Bove, MD, Ferdinando Bellotti, MD, Ornella Sottocorna, MD, Andrea Roberti, MD, and Giovanni Marino, MD 31

Low Arterial Saturation Is Associated With Increased Sensitivity to Activated Protein C in Children With Congenital Heart Disease

Arathi Sambasivan, MD, Adam Tibble, BA, and Brian S. Donahue, MD, PhD 38

Serum Lactate Level Has Prognostic Significance After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Murat Basaran, MD, Kenan Sever, MD, Eylul Kafali, MD, Murat Ugurlucan, MD, Omer Ali Sayin, MD, Turkan Tansel, MD, Ufuk Alpagut, MD, Enver Dayioglu, MD, and Ertan Onursal, MD 43

Direct Versus Guidewire-Assisted Pediatric Radial Artery Cannulation Technique

Vedat Yildirim, MD, Ertŭgrul Ozal, MD, Ahmet Cosar, MD, Cengiz Bolcal, MD, Cengiz Han Acikel, MD, Selim Kiliç, MD, Erkan Kuralay, MD, and M. Erdal Guzeldemir, MD 48

Postoperative White Blood Cell Count Predicts Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

Gudrun Lamm, MD, Johann Auer, MD, Thomas Weber, MD, Robert Berent, MD, Cheung Ng, MD, and Bernd Eber, MD 51

Inclusion of Sevoflurane in Cardioplegia Reduces Neutrophil Activity During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Nader D. Nader, MD, PhD, Hratch L. Karamanoukian, MD, Roberta L. Reedy, MSc, Firooz Salehpour, MD, and Paul R. Knight, MD, PhD 57

The Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on the Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase, Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the Internal Mammary Artery

Verda Toprak, MD, B. Hayrettin ̧Sirin, MD, Demet Tok, MD, Kemal ̈Ozbilgin, MD, and Osman Sar̈ulb̈ul, MD 63

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Case reports 

Inaccuracy of BIS Values Produced by the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Machine During the Operative Repair of an Aortic Dissection

George Vretzakis, MD, Christos Dragoumanis, MD, Helena Argiriadou, MD, Basilios Papaziogas, MD, Fotios Konstantinou, MD, and Kostas Tsakiridis, MD 68

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome After Sepsis in an Infant With Congenital Heart Disease

Smith Manion, MD, and Joseph D. Tobias, MD 71

Bilateral Phrenic Nerve Palsy in a Neonate Following Complex Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Ijas Moideen, MD, Suresh G. Nair, MD, K. Shivaprakasha, MS, MCh, and R. Anil, MD, DNB(card) 76

Successful Management of a Case of Massive Air Embolism From Cardiopulmonary Bypass With Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion in a Child

Manoj K. Sahu, MD, DNB, Pankaj R. Ingole, MD, Akshay K. Bisoi, MCh, and Panangipalli Venugopal, MCh 80

Levosimendan in Severe Right Ventricular Failure Following Mitral Valve Replacement

Rex Joseph Morais, FFARCSCI 82

Rare Mechanical Complications During Pulmonary Artery Catheterization With a Continuous Cardiac Output Catheter

Jong-Yeon Park, MD, Jin-Woo Shin, MD, Yong-Bo Jeong, MD, and In-Cheol Choi, MD 85

Right Atrial Perforation Resulting From Pulmonary Artery Catheter Insertion During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Marcos A. Lessa, MD, PhD, Eduardo Tibiriçá, MD, PhD, and Rafael Rangel, MD 88

Utility of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in an Atrial Septal Defect Operation

S̈uheyla ̈Unver, MD, ̈Umit Karadeniz, MD, B̈ulent Yamak, MD, Zeki ̧Catav, MD, and ̈Ozcan Erdemli, MD 90

TEE-Guided One-Stage Excision of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis With Cardiac Extension Through an Abdominal Approach

Balachundhar Subramaniam, MD, John Pawlowski, MD, PhD, Barry A. Gross, BA, Young B. Kim, MD, and Frank W. LoGerfo, MD 94

Diagnosis of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in the Presence of Sinus Rhythm With the Aid of Transesophageal Echocardiography During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Yvonne Marie Looney, MD, FFARCSI, Venkatachalam Chandrasekaran, MD, FRCS, and Agnieszka Crerar-Gilbert, MD, FRCA 96

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Review article 

Volume Therapy in Cardiac Surgery: Are Americans Different From Europeans?

Joachim Boldt, MD, PhD 98

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Case conference 

Case 1—2006: Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Anticoagulation With Bivalirudin: A Patient With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Type II and Renal Failure

Bruce D. Spiess, MD, FAHA, Abe DeAnda, MD, FAHA, Harry L. McCarthy, CCP, Douglas Yeatman, MD, Gundar Katlaps, MD, Catherine Cooper, MD, Andreas Koster, MD, Gabriel S. Aldea, MD, and Glenn P. Gravlee, MD 106

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Pro and Con 

Pro: Should Aspirin Be Continued After Cardiac Surgery in the Setting of Thrombocytopenia?

Nauder Faraday, MD 112

Con: Should Aspirin Be Continued After Cardiac Surgery in the Setting of Thrombocytopenia?

Benjamin A. Kohl, MD 114

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Diagnostic dilemmas 

A Couple of Long Intervals in Intraoperative Cardiac Pacing

Dragos Diaconescu, MD, Johnica A. Eyvazzadeh, MD, and Theodore A. Alston, MD, PhD 117

Is the Mass an Abnormal Left Atrial Appendage?

Jeffrey L. Horswell, MD 119

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Literature review 

C. David Collard, MD, and Colleen G. Koch, MD, MS 121

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Cardiac calendar—2006 to 2007 

George Silvay, MD, PhD 124

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Letters to the Editor 

Use of Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage Catheters During Single-Stage Transmediastinal Repair of Ascending and Descending Aortic Aneurysms

Praveen Kumar Neema, MD, Arun Vijayakumar, MD, Manikandan Sethuraman, MD, and Ramesh Chandra Rathod, DA, MD 126

Reply to “Use of Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage Catheters During Single-Stage Transmediastinal Repair of Ascending and Descending Aortic Aneurysms“

Tomas D. Martin, MD, and Felipe Urdaneta, MD 127

Resource Utilization in On- and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery: Factors Influencing Postoperative Length of Stay—An Experience of 1,746 Consecutive Patients Undergoing Fast-Track Cardiac Anesthesia

Deepak K. Tempe, MD, Ashish Gandhi, MD, and Sanjula Virmani, DNB 128

Reply to “Resource Utilization in On- and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery: Factors Influencing Postoperative Length of Stay—An Experience of 1,746 Consecutive Patients Undergoing Fast-Track Cardiac Anesthesia”

Bharathi H. Scott, MD, and Frank C. Seifert, MD 128

Silbronco Double-Lumen Tube

Jens Lohser, MD, FRCPC, and Jay B. Brodsky, MD 129

Resection of the Arndt Bronchial Blocker During Stapler Resection of the Left Lower Lobe

Roy G. Soto, MD, and Slawomir P. Oleszak, MD 131

PII: S1053-0770(06)00014-0

doi:10.1053/S1053-0770(06)00014-0

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages v-vii, February 2006