Predictors of aortic clamp time duration and intensive care unit length of stay in elective adult cardiac surgery.

Background: Aortic cross-clamp utilized during cardiac surgery facilitates motionless and bloodless surgical field. However, the duration of clamp time has an inverse effect on early post-operative recovery period. In this study, we sought to examine the predictors of aortic clamp duration and intensive care unit length of stay.

Postoperative Cardiac Arrest in Cardiac Surgery-How to Improve the Outcome?

Background: In the early postoperative period after cardiac surgery the heart may be temporarily dysfunctional and prone to arrhythmias due to the phenomenon of myocardial stunning, vasoplegic syndrome, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), electrolyte disturbances, operative trauma and myocardial edema. Most cases of cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery are reversible.

Objective: To analyse the factors that may influence the outcome of cardiac arrest after adult and pediatric cardiac surgery.