Does methylene blue improve outcomes in patients with post-cardiac surgery vasoplegic syndrome?

Objectives: A best evidence topic was written according to a structured protocol described in ICVTS. The question addressed was 'In patients with vasoplegic syndrome following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, does adjunctive methylene blue improve outcomes including reduced mortality, morbidity and vasopressor requirements?'

Methods: Ovid Medline was searched using a reported search algorithm. Articles that represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question were selected, tabulated and discussed.

Low-Field MRI for Dental Imaging in Pediatric Patients With Supernumerary and Ectopic Teeth: A Comparative Study of 0.55 T and Ultra-Low-Dose CT.

Objectives: This study sought to elucidate the diagnostic performance of 0.55 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for pediatric dental imaging, specifically in terms of the image quality (IQ) for detecting ectopic and/or supernumerary teeth, compared with routine ultra-low-dose computed tomography (ULD-CT) of the jaw.

Materials And Methods: A total of 16 pediatric patients (mean age: 12.

Atrial Fibrillation Surgery in Australia: Are We Doing Enough?

Aim: This study aimed to examine contemporary burden and treatment trends of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in Australia and New Zealand. This allows comparison of contemporary practice with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons guideline recommendations for the surgical treatment of AF in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Method: A 10-year retrospective review of the Australian & New Zealand Society of Cardiac & Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database was performed, examining all adult cardiac surgery patients from 2011 to 2021.

Inspiratory muscle training for diaphragmatic dysfunction: A case series.

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is used across various pathology domains to improve respiratory function. Limited literature exists which demonstrates IMT benefit among patients with Diaphragmatic dysfunction. 7 individuals with a mean age of 59.

A peculiar presentation of tamponade: pericardial mesothelioma.

Pericardial mesothelioma (PM) is rare with only 200 cases recorded, and a post-mortem prevalence of <0.0022%. It is the third most common cardiac/pericardial tumour, behind angiosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma.