Effects of postoperative atrial fibrillation on cardiac surgery outcomes in Vietnam: a prospective multicenter study.

Background: This study was designed to assess the impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) on short- and long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery.

Methods: We prospectively assessed POAF concerning outcomes in 379 adult patients who had undergone cardiac surgery in two heart surgery centers with a follow-up period of one year for every patient. The effects of POAF on postoperative events were evaluated using Logistic regression, Cox regression (adjusted for propensity score), and Kaplan-Meier analysis.

Predicting atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery using a simplified risk index.

Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication after cardiac surgery and can lead to increased risk of postoperative adverse events. However, atrial fibrillation and postoperative adverse events are preventable. In this study, a risk index was developed to predict atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.

Mini-review on the properties and possible applications of therapeutic oxygen carrier Hemarina-M101.

Therapeutic Oxygen Carriers (TOCs) have been studied in the past for utilization in resuscitation fluid, treatment of organ ischemia, and as an alternative to red blood cell transfusion. One TOC, Hemarina-M101, seems promising in transplantation and oxygenation due its capability as a non-immunogenic, nontoxic, high-oxygen-carrying capacity TOC with little to no side effects. This mini-review focuses on Hemarina-M101 and explores its characteristics and possible utilities through past and recent studies.