[Is small volume, up to 2 red blood cell units transfusion required and redeemable in cardiac surgery?].

Introduction: Low-volume (1-2 U) transfusion affects more than a quarter of cardiac surgical patients. This may increase the incidence of complications, mortality, and blood use, even in low-risk patients. Objective: By analyzing risk factors, we searched for measures to reduce the frequency of low-volume transfusions.

[Successful combined application of reoperation protocol with target-guided hemostatic therapy for the treatment of severe bleeding in cardiac surgical patients].

Introduction: Bleeding and transfusions following cardiac surgery significantly increase the rate of complications. Early diagnosis of "surgical" and "coagulopathic" bleeding is a prerequisite for effective treatment. Thromboelastometry with targeted hemostasis therapy can help in setting up the indication for reoperation and reduction of blood loss, transfusions and costs.

[Evaluation of the EuroSCORE model in the patient population of our department of cardiac surgery].

Introduction: The objective of current study is the evaluation of the accuracy and precision of EuroSCORE in the population of those patients undergone cardiac surgery in our department.

Material And Methods: We have analyzed the data of 1839 consecutive patients who had their operations between 1/January 2003 and 31/December 2005. We have compared the mortality rates predicted preoperatively by additive and logistic EuroSCORE with the actual 30-day mortality figures.

[Postoperative renal failure and its risk factors after open heart surgery].

Aim: In this retrospective study the authors have investigated the occurrence and the possible risk factors of renal failure following heart surgery on CPB.

Patients And Methods: 52 perioperative variables of 536 consecutive patients undergoing cardiac surgery have been analysed. Types of surgery were as follows: coronary-bypass: 266 (49.