[Successful combined application of reoperation protocol with target-guided hemostatic therapy for the treatment of severe bleeding in cardiac surgical patients].

Introduction: Bleeding and transfusions following cardiac surgery significantly increase the rate of complications. Early diagnosis of "surgical" and "coagulopathic" bleeding is a prerequisite for effective treatment. Thromboelastometry with targeted hemostasis therapy can help in setting up the indication for reoperation and reduction of blood loss, transfusions and costs.

[Evaluation of the EuroSCORE model in the patient population of our department of cardiac surgery].

Introduction: The objective of current study is the evaluation of the accuracy and precision of EuroSCORE in the population of those patients undergone cardiac surgery in our department.

Material And Methods: We have analyzed the data of 1839 consecutive patients who had their operations between 1/January 2003 and 31/December 2005. We have compared the mortality rates predicted preoperatively by additive and logistic EuroSCORE with the actual 30-day mortality figures.