[CONTINUOUS HEMOGLOBIN MONITORING USING PULSE CO-OXIMETRY IN CARDIAC SURGERY.].

The Aim: To assess the accuracy ofcontinuous hemoglobin monitoring using pulse co-oximetry and revealfactors affecting the results of the measurements during early postoperative period in cardiac surgery.

Materials And Methods: 27 patients undergoing off-pump CABG and 16patients after elective complex (repair or replacement of two or more valves) or combined (valve and coronary artery) cardiac surgery requiring CPB were enrolled into a prospective observational study. Both groups received continuous hemoglobin monitoring using pulse co-oximetry (SpHb).

[Choice of optimal perfusion flow rate during surgical correction of combined acquired heart diseases].

Cardiac output during the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is defined by perfusion flow rate, which is calculated by multiplying the perfusion index (PI) on the body surface area. To date, there is no clear definition of an optimal PI and flow rate of perfusion. 60 patients operated with CPB were enrolled in the prospective study to determine the relations between different modes of perfusion and oxygen transport during surgical correction of combined valvular heart disease.

[Central venous blood oxygen saturation and venous to arterial PCO2 difference after combined heart valve surgery].

The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) and venous-to-arterial difference in PCO2 (Pv-aCO2) and their role in the assessment of balance between oxygen delivery and consumption after combined valve surgery. The prospective observation study included 38 adult patients with acquired valvular hear diseases, requiring surgical correction of two or more valves using cardiopulmonary bypass. All patients were divided into 2 groups according to the central value of central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2): low ScvO2 (ScvO2 < 70%) and high ScvO2 (ScvO2 > 70%).