Postoperative Weight Gain within Enhanced Recovery after Cardiac Surgery.

Optimal fluid therapy during perioperative care as part of enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery (ERACS) should improve the outcome. Our objective was finding out the effects of fluid overload on outcome and mortality within a well-established ERACS program. All consecutive patients undergoing cardiac surgery between January 2020 and December 2021 were enrolled.

Persistent and acute postoperative pain after cardiac surgery with anterolateral thoracotomy or median sternotomy: A prospective observational study.

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to compare the association between cardiac surgical approach (thoracotomy vs. sternotomy) and incidence of persistent postoperative pain at 3 months. Secondary objectives were the incidence and intensity of persistent pain at 6 and 12 months, acute postoperative pain, analgesic requirement and its side effects.

Interventions Triggered During Routine Use of NIRS Cerebral Oxygenation Monitoring in Cardiac Surgical Patients.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and types of interventions triggered during a drop of baseline near-infraredspectroscopy (NIRS) values in consecutive cardiac surgical patients.

Design: A single-center, retrospective observational study.

Setting: A university-affiliated tertiary care center.

A Comparison of Patients Undergoing On- vs. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Managed with a Fast-Track Protocol.

The purpose of this study was to compare patients who underwent on- vs. off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery managed with a fast-track protocol. Between September 2012 and December 2018, = 3505 coronary artery bypass surgeries were managed with a fast-track protocol in our specialized post-anesthesia care unit.