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Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia

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January-April - Year 2010
Volume 13 | Issue 1

Editorial

Enhanced risk of needlestick injuries and exposure to blood and body fluids to cardiac anesthesiologists: Need for serious introspection

The operation theatre (OT) is where needle stick injuries (NSIs) and blood and body fluid exposure (BBFE) occur with regular frequency. Up to a fifth of all healthcare associated sharp injuries occur ...

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Editorial

Cardiopulmonary bypass - Are pediatric patients safer now?

Undoubtedly, the answer is an emphatic yes. In May, 1953, Dr. John H. Gibbon, Jr. reported the first successful use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using the Gibbon-IBM heart-lung machine at Jefferson...

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Original Article

Dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to anesthetic induction to attenuate hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation in patients undergoing fast-track CABG

During induction of general anesthesia hypertension and tachycardia caused by tracheal intubation may lead to cardiac ischemia and arrhythmias. In this prospective, randomized study, dexmedetomidine h...

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Review Article

Cardiac pacing in left bundle branch/ bifascicular block patients

The primary concern in patients with bifascicular block is the increased risk of progression to complete heart block. Further, an additional first-degree A-V block in patients with bifascicular block ...

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Original Article

Postoperative management of pulmonary endarterectomy and outcome

Pulmonary artery thromboendarterectomy (PTE) has been regarded as a promising, potentially curative surgical procedure. However, PTE is associated with specific postoperative complications, such as re...

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