Living Longer or Better-Patient's Choice in Cardiac Surgery Is Gender-Dependent-A Multicenter Study.

In view of the increasing age of cardiac surgery patients, questions arise about the expected postoperative quality of life and the hoped-for prolonged life expectancy. Little is known so far about how these, respectively, are weighted by the patients concerned. This study aims to obtain information on the patients' preferences.

Fetal and neonatal brain injury in twins complicated by twin anemia polycythemia sequence.

Objectives: To determine the rate of fetal and neonatal brain lesions and define risk factors for such lesions in pregnancies complicated by Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence (TAPS).

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of monochorionic twin pregnancies which were diagnosed with TAPS in a single tertiary medical center between 2013 and 2021. Pregnancies were followed with fetal brain neurosonogram every 2 weeks and fetal brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) was performed when indicated at 28-32 weeks of gestation; post-natal brain imaging included neonatal brain ultrasound.

Implementation factors for patient navigation program success: a qualitative study.

Background: Patient navigation (PN) is an evidence-based practice that involves assessing and addressing individual barriers to care for patients. While PN has shown effectiveness in numerous studies, designing successful, sustainable PN programs has remained challenging for many healthcare organizations. The purpose of the present study was to examine implementation factors for successful PN programs to optimize the sustainability of PN services across cancer care settings in the USA.

Fetal and neonatal brain lesions following laser ablation for twin-to-twin-transfusion-syndrome as detected by pre- and post-natal brain imaging.

Objective: To determine the rate of and risk factors for fetal and neonatal brain lesions following laser ablation for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS).

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 83 women with monochorionic twin pregnancies who underwent ablation for TTTS at a single tertiary hospital. Post-laser survivors were followed-up with fetal neurosonogram every 2 weeks and fetal brain MRI at 28-32 weeks of gestation; post-natal brain imaging included neurosonogram.

It's all in our skin-Skin autofluorescence-A promising outcome predictor in cardiac surgery: A single centre cohort study.

Background: The optimum risk score determining perioperative mortality and morbidity in cardiac surgery remains debated. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) derived from glycaemic and oxidative stress accumulate to a comparable amount in skin and the cardiovascular system leading to a decline in organ function. We aimed to study the association between AGE accumulation measured as skin autofluorescence (sAF) and the outcome of cardiac surgery patients.