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Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiographic Findings in Surgical Resection of a Giant Right Atrial Diverticulum That Severely Compressed the Right Ventricle
A RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) diverticulum is a rare congenital malformation characterized by extraordinary cardiac enlargement that is often incidentally diagnosed by cardiac imaging.1–5 The etiology and optimal treatment of an RA diverticulum remain unclear because patients cases are asymptomatic. Although surgical resection is indicated for symptomatic patients, there have been no reports of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) of an RA diverticulum.Predictive Value of Intraoperative Thromboelastometry for the Risk of Perioperative Excessive Blood Loss in Infants and Children Undergoing Congenital Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis
Laboratory hemostatic variables and parameters of rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) were evaluated for their ability to predict perioperative excessive blood loss (PEBL) after congenital cardiac surgery.
