Implant-Derived Isolates Drive Strain-Specific Invasion Dynamics and Bioenergetic Alterations in Osteoblasts.

Implants are integral to modern orthopedic surgery. The outcomes are good, but infections remain a serious issue. (), along with , are predominant pathogens responsible for implant-associated infections, as conventional antibiotic treatments often fail due to biofilm formation or the pathogens' ability to invade cells and to persist intracellularly.

Effects of a preoperative psychological expectation-focused intervention in patients undergoing valvular surgery - the randomized controlled ValvEx (valve patients' expectations) study.

Background: Many patients experience a reduced quality of life for months after heart surgery. Besides medical factors, psychological factors such as preoperative expectations influence the recovery process. The ValvEx study investigated whether an expectation-focused preoperative intervention before heart valve surgery would (i) improve the postoperative recovery process by reducing illness-related disability and ii) impact secondary outcomes such as increased positive realistic expectations, and reduce preoperative anxiety.

Outcome and complications in postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock treated with extracorporeal life support - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS) in cardiac surgery is associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Beside other therapeutic measures (e.g.

Impact of Preoperative Sinus Rhythm on Concomitant Surgical Ablation's One-Year Success in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Registry Cohort Study.

: The surgical ablation (SA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) during cardiac surgery is performed in only 8-40% of patients. We performed a subgroup analysis of the 1-year follow-up from the German CArdioSurgEry Atrial Fibrillation (CASE-AF) registry to determine how preoperative sinus rhythm (SR) prior to SA affected the outcomes. : The CASE-AF registry enrolled AF patients scheduled for cardiac surgery with concomitant SA.