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    A Perfluorocarbon Emulsion Prime Additive Improves the Electroencephalogram and Cerebral Blood Flow at the Initiation of Cardiopulmonary Bypass

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    Depression in electroencephalogram (EEG) has been documented clinically and is reproducible in swine at the initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) utilizing a crystalloid prime. The physiological cause of this transient alteration in electrical brain activity appears to be associated with the transient drop in arterial pressure. The etiology is unknown but may be attributable to the bolus of the crystalloid prime or micro emboli, either air or fibrin-platelet. Thirteen swine (17-26 kg) were anesthetized and received 4 mg/kg dexamethasone, and following a tracheotomy were ventilated with halothane in 100% O2. Surgical preparation included: sternotomy and preparation for right atrial- aortic CPB. The CPB circuit consisted of a hollow fiber membrane oxygenator, a hard-shell venous reservoir, a roller pump, and PVC tubing. The circuit was randomly primed with either 1200 ml Plasmalyte-A or 10 ml/kg perfluorocarbon emulsion (PFE) and Plasmalyte-A to total 1200 ml. The animals were monitored continuously for systemic hemodynamics and electrocardiogram, and cerebral monitoring included blood flow and bitemporal EEG. Arterial blood gases were measured and PaCO2 was kept between 30-45 mmHg both before and during CPB. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured pre-CPB and at 10 minutes after initiation of CPB. Bitemporal computerized EEG was analyzed every 60 seconds. Total power of each hemisphere, power in frequency bands, and spectral edge were recorded. All animals demonstrated a relative decrease in EEG total power at the onset of CPB. Animals that received PFE demonstrated a more stable arterial blood pressure, an increased CBF, and a lesser decrease and an earlier recovery of the EEG power. The differences in hemodynamics and EEG in the PFE prime group may be beneficial in decreasing the neuro-psychological changes associated with CPB and needs further investigation

    Perioperative care of children with sickle cell disease: a systematic review and clinical recommendations.

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    Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) require specific perioperative care, and clinical practice in this area remains poorly defined. We aimed to a) conduct a systematic, PRISMA-based review of the literature and any available clinical guidelines, practice recommendations, and extract any valuable information for the "best of available-evidence"-based prevention of perioperative adverse events in children with SCD, b) highlight the most urgent priorities in clinical research. As data sources, US National Library of Medicine, Medline, National Guideline Clearinghouse, International Guideline Network, TRIP databases were searched for any content until January 2019. We also included institutional, consortia and expert group guidelines. Included were reports/guidelines in English, French, German, Italian. Excluded were reports on obstetrical and fetal management. We identified 202 reports/guidelines fulfilling the criteria outlined above. A majority focused on visceral, cardiovascular and orthopedic surgery procedures, and only five were multicenter randomized controlled trials and two prospective randomized studies. After grading of quality of evidence, the extracted data was summarized into clinical recommendations for daily practice. Additionally, we designed a risk-grading algorithm to identify contexts likely to be associated with adverse outcomes. In conclusion, we provide a systematic PRISMA-based review of the existing literature and any ancillary practice and delineate a set of clinical recommendations and priorities for research. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

    The afterlife of Enlightened Absolutism: commemoration of Maria Theresa and Joseph II and the politics of liberal reform in nineteenth-century imperial Austria

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