Impact of cell saver during cardiac surgery on blood transfusion requirements: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials on adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery and compared the rates of red blood cell (RBC), platelet and fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusion between the cell saver (CS) and the standard of care groups.

Methods: MEDLINE ®, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), American Society of Hematology (ASH) and bibliographies of relevant studies were searched. We used random-effect model.

Pretreatment with hydroxyurea of the patient with essential thrombocythemia followed by coronary artery bypass surgery.

The risk of thrombosis is high in patients with essential thrombocythemia. Special precaution needed for those patients who will undergo Coronary artery bypass grafting. We are reporting a 62 years old patient with ischemic heart disease who was found to have essential thrombocythemia.

Coronary revascularization in a patient with dextrocardia and situs inversus.

A few cases of coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with dextrocardia and situs inversus have been reported so far worldwide. This is the first reported case from the Gulf region. The operation was performed with the surgeon standing on the left side.

Localizing intramyocardially embedded left anterior descending artery during coronary bypass surgery: literature review.

Proper detection of the deeply embedded left anterior descending artery remains a challenge. Many authors proposed different methods for artery identification, such as ultrasound Doppler, cineangiography, retrograde dissection overlying tissues, and exposure over the probe. Choice of the technique often depends on the surgeon's acquaintance and experience.