Efficacy and safety of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the treatment of acute respiratory failure after cardiac surgery.

Background: Although noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) has been successfully used for various kinds of acute respiratory failure, the data are limited regarding its application in postoperative respiratory failure after cardiac surgery. Therefore, we conducted a prospective randomized control study in a university surgical intensive care unit to evaluate the efficacy and safety of NPPV in the treatment of acute respiratory failure after cardiac surgery, and explore the predicting factors of NPPV failure.

Methods: From September 2011 to November 2012 patients with acute respiratory failure after cardiac surgery who had indication for the use of NPPV were randomly divided into a NPPV treatment group (NPPV group) and the conventional treatment group (control group).

[Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in acute cardiorespiratory function failure patients after cardiac surgery].

Objective: To investigate the treatment experience of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support after cardiac surgery.

Methods: Retrospectively analyze the clinical data of 117 postoperative patients supported with ECMO in cardiac intensive care unit from March 2005 to June 2008. There were 32 female and 85 male patients, with a mean age of (48.

[Postoperative acute renal failure in adult patients with cardiac surgery: evaluation of the RIFLE classification].

Objective: To evaluate the ability of the RIFLE classification to predict hospital mortality in adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery.

Methods: From October 1st 2006 to December 31st 2006, five hundred and nine adult patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and/or valve operation were enrolled in this study. Renal function was assessed daily according to the RIFLE classification, meanwhile, APACHE II score and SOFA score were also evaluated, as well as the maximum scores were recorded.

[The application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for surgical treatment of coronary artery disease].

Objective: To summarize the results and experiences on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for post-cardiac surgery of coronary artery disease.

Methods: From June 2004 to November 2006, sixteen patients with the mean age of (58 +/- 11) years old undergoing cardiac surgical procedures were placed on ECMO using a heparin-bonded circuit. Fourteen patients were male and two patients were female.

[Acute hemodynamic effects of intravenous diltiazem in patients with congenital heart defects and pulmonary hypertension post cardiac surgery].

Objective: To observe the acute hemodynamic effects of intravenous diltiazem in patients with congenital heart defect (CHD) and severe pulmonary hypertension (HP) post cardiac surgery.

Methods: From November 2003 to September 2005, 12 patients with CHD and severe HP (4 male, mean age 17.8 +/- 9.