2020
Randomized Pilot Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients
Harris WM, Treggiari MM, LeBlanc A, Giacomuzzi C, You JJ, Muralidaran A, Shen I. Randomized Pilot Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients. World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2020, 11: 452-458. PMID: 32645767, DOI: 10.1177/2150135120923627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric cardiac surgery patientsAcute normovolemic hemodilutionCardiac surgery patientsSecondary end pointsSurgery patientsEnd pointPostoperative outcomesUsual careBlood transfusionCardiac surgeryNormovolemic hemodilutionHeart surgeryBlood productsPilot trialPediatric heart surgery patientsMarkers of morbidityAllogenic blood transfusionPrimary end pointHeart surgery patientsLong-term morbidityBlood conservation strategiesWorse postoperative outcomesPediatric heart surgeryIntensive care unitBlood component therapy
2018
The use of acute normovolemic hemodilution in paediatric cardiac surgery
Crescini WM, Muralidaran A, Shen I, LeBlanc A, You J, Giacomuzzi C, Treggiari MM. The use of acute normovolemic hemodilution in paediatric cardiac surgery. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2018, 62: 756-764. PMID: 29504128, DOI: 10.1111/aas.13095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute normovolemic hemodilutionPediatric cardiac surgery patientsCardiac surgery patientsBlood productsHospital stayBaseline characteristicsSurgery patientsBlood lossNormovolemic hemodilutionSingle-center retrospective cohort studyUse of ANHHigh blood loss surgeryLower postoperative blood lossCongenital Heart Surgery scoreAllogenic blood productsAllogeneic blood productsDuration of ICUPostoperative blood lossRetrospective cohort studyLower blood lossPediatric cardiac surgeryMonths of ageAnaesthesiologists classificationANH groupPerioperative transfusion