Publications by authors named "Geert Van Vaerenbergh"
Article Synopsis
- Electroencephalography (EEG) is a tool that helps doctors monitor how well anesthesia is working during surgeries, especially heart surgeries that involve machines called cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
- During these surgeries, doctors can't always rely on usual signs like heart rate because they can change a lot.
- Using processed EEG can help medical teams check if patients are getting the right amount of anesthesia and spot problems that could harm the brain, which is super important for patient safety.
Objectives: To optimize protamine titration for heparin antagonization after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
Design: A prospective, observational trial.
Setting: Single-center, non-university teaching hospital.
Background: Some controversy exists regarding the safety of endoaortic balloon clamping in minimal access isolated mitral valve surgery (MIMVS). The aim of this European multicenter study was to analyze the results in 10 experienced centers and compare the outcomes with published data.
Methods: The most recent 50 consecutive MIMVS cases from 10 European surgeons who had performed at least 100 procedures were prospectively collected and retrospectively analyzed.
Right atrial tumor: a contraindication to minimally invasive surgery?
Innovations (Phila)
January 2009
Cardiac tumors are rarely observed. The incidence of primary cardiac tumors in autopsy series ranges from 0.0017% to 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScimitar syndrome is a congenital cardiac anomaly characterized by anomalous venous drainage of the right lung into the inferior vena cava. We report the combination of scimitar syndrome and mitral regurgitation and describe port-access correction for the adult form by means of an intraatrial baffle combined with mitral valve repair. Related considerations and modifications required in the standard Heartport (Cardiovations, Somerville, NJ) technique are discussed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The introduction of minimally invasive valve surgery has been associated with an increased use of peripheral vessel cannulation in cardiopulmonary bypass. These techniques are associated with potential problems at the aorta or cannulation sites. The goal of this study was to review and describe our current practice to avoid vascular problems during cannulation of peripheral vessels.
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