Publications by authors named "Ewa M Kucewicz-Czech"
Introduction: Over the last two decades transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been approved for clinical use. The anaesthetic choice for this procedure is evolving. General anaesthesia was the predominant anaesthetic technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnhanced recovery after cardiac surgery.
Tadeusz Kołodziej Tomasz Maciejewski Konrad Mendrala Tomasz Darocha Andrzej Węglarzy Ewa M Kucewicz-Czech
Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol
March 2019
Article Synopsis
- Early Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal approach that involves coordinated interventions throughout the pre-, intra-, and postoperative phases to enhance patient recovery.
- The strategy aims to minimize surgical stress, reduce complications, shorten hospital stays, and improve overall patient satisfaction and quality of life while cutting treatment costs.
- Most patients qualify for the ERAS program, except those needing urgent or emergency surgeries, and it requires strict adherence to protocols and teamwork, highlighting the anaesthesiologist's role as a perioperative specialist.
Levosimendan in patients with low ejection fraction undergoing cardiac surgery.
Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol
March 2018
Introduction: Significant impairment of left ventricular function causes low cardiac output syndrome in the immediate postoperative period in 3-14% of patients undergoing surgery, increasing the mortality 15-fold.
Aim: To assess the use of levosimendan in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in 2016.
Material And Methods: The analysis included 14 patients: 3 (21.