L-carnitine decreases myocardial injury in children undergoing open-heart surgery: A randomized controlled trial.

Myocardial injury in open-heart surgery is related to several factors including ischemia-reperfusion injury, generation of reactive oxygen species, increased production of inflammatory mediators, and enhancement of apoptosis of cardiomyocytes. The aim of this study was to study the effect of L-carnitine on myocardial injury in children undergoing open-heart surgery. This clinical trial was performed on 60 children with congenital heart disease (CHD) who underwent open-heart surgery.

Pre-operative ultrasonographic evaluation of inferior vena cava collapsibility index and caval aorta index as new predictors for hypotension after induction of spinal anaesthesia: A prospective observational study.

Background: Hypotension after spinal anaesthesia is a common side effect that may be harmful. Patients' susceptibility to intra-operative hypotension can be affected by many pre-operative factors.

Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of both pre-operative inferior vena cava collapsibility index (IVCCI) and inferior vena cava to aorta diameter (IVC : Ao) index for predicting postspinal anaesthesia hypotension (PSAH).

Ultrasound-Guided Laryngeal Air Column Width Difference as a New Predictor for Postextubation Stridor in Children.

Objectives: To assess the efficacy of ultrasound-guided laryngeal air column width difference in predicting postextubation stridor in children.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: Single, tertiary care pediatric hospital.

Efficacy of Prophylactic Dexmedetomidine in Preventing Postoperative Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.

Background: Postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia is one of the most serious arrhythmias that occur after pediatric cardiac surgery, difficult to treat and better to be prevented. Our aim was to assess the efficacy of prophylactic dexmedetomidine in preventing junctional ectopic tachycardia after pediatric cardiac surgery.

Methods And Results: A prospective controlled study was carried out on 90 children who underwent elective cardiac surgery for congenital heart diseases.