Comparability of Spectral Entropy and Bispectral Index Electroencephalography in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
W. Baulig, B. Seifert, E.R. Schmid, and U. Schwarz; Zurich, Switzerland
Asleep-Awake-Asleep Technique During Carotid Endarterectomy: A Case Series
F. Baldinelli, R. Pedrazzoli, H. Ebner, and F. Auricchio; Bolzano, Italy
Modifiable and Nonmodifiable Risk Factors for Postoperative Delirium After Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass
C.S. Burkhart, S. Dell-Kuster, M. Gamberini, A. Moeckli, M. Grapow, M. Filipovic, M.D. Seeberger, A.U. Monsch, S.P. Strebel, and L.A. Steiner; Basel, Switzerland
Preoperative Dispositional Optimism Correlates With a Reduced Incidence of Postoperative Delirium and Recovery of Postoperative Cognitive Function in Cardiac Surgical Patients
J.A. Hudetz, R.G. Hoffmann, K.M. Patterson, A.J. Byrne, Z. Iqbal, S.D. Gandhi, D.C. Warltier, and P.S. Pagel; Milwaukee, WI
Extending the Use of the Pacing Pulmonary Artery Catheter for Safe Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
R. Levin, M. Leacche, M.R. Petracek, R.J. Deegan, S.S. Eagle, A. Thompson, M. Pretorius, N.V. Solenkova, R. Umakanthan, Z.E. Brewer, and J.G. Byrne; Nashville, TN
The Impact of Moderate to End-Stage Renal Failure on Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
J. Chikwe, J.G. Castillo, P.B. Rahmanian, A. Akujuo, D.H. Adams, and F. Filsoufi; New York, NY
The Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Having Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
A. Maheshwari, J.E. Dalton, J.-P. Yared, E.J. Mascha, A. Kurz, and D.I. Sessler; Cleveland, OH
Epidural Analgesia Improves Outcome in Cardiac Surgery and Reduces Perioperative Myocardial Infarction in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
E. Bignami, G. Landoni, G.G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, F. Boroli, M. Messina, E. Dedola, L. Nobile, L. Buratti, I. Sheiban, and A. Zangrillo; Milan, Italy
Performance Comparison of Right- and Left-Sided Double Lumen Tubes Among Infrequent Users
J.M. Ehrenfeld, W. Mulvoy, and W.S. Sandberg; Boston, MA
High-Frequency Jet Ventilation as an Alternative Method Compared to Conventional One-Lung Ventilation Using Double-Lumen Tubes: A Study of 40 Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
J. Ender, M. Brodowsky, V. Falk, J. Baunsch, J. Koncar-Zeh, U.X. Kaisers, and C. Mukherjee; Leipzig, Germany
Different Anesthetic Techniques Associated with Different Incidences of Chronic Post-Thoracotomy Pain: Low Dose Remifentanil Plus Presurgical Epidural Analgesia is Preferable to High Dose Remifentanil with Post-Surgical Epidural Analgesia
J.-C. Salengros, I. Huybrechts, A. Ducart, D. Faraoni, C. Marsala, L. Barvais, M. Cappello, and E. Engelman; Brussels, Belgium
Increased Alveolar Damage After Mechanical Ventilation in a Porcine Model of Thoracic Surgery
A. Kozian, T. Schilling, C. RÖcken, C. Breitling, T. Hachenberg, and G. Hedenstierna; Magdeburg, Germany
Levosimendan Attenuates Reperfusion Injury in an Isolated Perfused Rat Heart Model
T. Ozturk, S. Gok, and N. Nese; Manisa, Turkey