Intraoperative blood collection without fluid replacement for cardiac surgery - A retrospective analysis.

Background: Transfusion rates in cardiac surgery are high.

Aim: To determine if intraoperative autologous blood removal without volume replacement is associated with fewer homologous blood transfusions without increasing acute kidney injury.

Setting And Design: Retrospective, comparative study.

Modules for the Technical Skills Section of the OSCE Component of the American Board of Anesthesiology APPLIED Examination.

Introduction: To assess communication and professionalism, as well as technical skills related to patient care, the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) has begun administering an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) portion of the APPLIED Examination in addition to the Standard Oral Examination component.

Methods: We created video modules and a curriculum for anesthesiology resident OSCE preparation for the Interpretation of Monitors and Interpretation of Echocardiography components. The modules can be used individually by trainees or included as part of an OSCE workshop led by faculty educators with seven individual stations matching the content of the actual ABA examination.

Intraoperative bispectral index monitoring and time to extubation after cardiac surgery: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Fast track recovery is a care process goal after cardiac surgery. Intraoperative anesthetic depth may impact recovery, but the impact of brain monitoring on time to extubation and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay after cardiac surgery has not been extensively studied. Our goal was to determine if BIS-guided anesthesia improves time to extubation compared to MAC-guided anesthesia in a cardiac surgery population.

The independent effects of anemia and transfusion on mortality after coronary artery bypass.

Background: Both anemia and transfusions (Tx) are associated with mortality after cardiac operations. However, the relative contributions of anemia and Tx and their interaction on late mortality have not been determined.

Methods: 922 patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) were retrospectively studied.