Pilot Assessment of Platelet Thrombus Area and Contractile Force in Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery Patients Using a Microfluidic Device.

Objectives: This work was designed to evaluate maximum platelet contractile force and thrombus area before and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in pediatric patients having congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery using a microfluidic device.

Design: A prospective cohort study was designed.

Setting: The work took place at an academic medical center.

Report of the 2022 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Practice Survey.

Background: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on Congenital Surgery performed a practice survey to analyze contemporary data.

Methods: An electronic survey was sent to congenital heart surgeons in North America. Details on demographics, training paradigm, clinical practice, and work satisfaction were queried, tabulated, and analyzed.

Development and Validation of a Seizure Prediction Model in Neonates After Cardiac Surgery.

Background: Electroencephalographic seizures (ESs) after neonatal cardiac surgery are often subclinical and have been associated with poor outcomes. An accurate ES prediction model could allow targeted continuous electroencephalographic monitoring (CEEG) for high-risk neonates.

Methods: ES prediction models were developed and validated in a multicenter prospective cohort where all postoperative neonates who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) also underwent CEEG.