Cardiac Surgery

Medtronic announced the U.S. launch of its left atrial appendage exclusion system for use during cardiac surgery in patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation.

Published results showed implementation of a surgical site infection prevention bundle may decrease rates of deep incisional or organ space Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections after total joint arthroplasty.

Researchers identified thresholds for low oxygen delivery leading to acute kidney injury during cardiac surgery that were lower than previously reported.

A machine learning-based model appeared to improve prediction of mortality risk for patients undergoing cardiac surgery compared with population-derived models, researchers reported.

Perioperative corticosteroids did not improve in-hospital mortality for children who underwent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, though corticosteroids may reduce hospital length of stay, data show.

A bactericidal nasal gel administered during the 24 hours before cardiac surgery reduced the burden of Staphylococcus aureus carriage vs. placebo with no adverse events or surgical site infections, researchers reported.

The COVID-19 pandemic increased risk for negative cardiac surgery outcomes, but socioeconomic status did not significantly affect surgical outcomes during the pandemic, researchers reported.

The FDA granted CardioRenal Systems breakthrough device designation for its RenalGuard Therapy, according to a press release.

Efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A injections into epicardial fat pads to prevent postoperative AF.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a self-expanding bioprosthesis was associated with lower risk for structural valve deterioration vs. surgical valve replacement at 5 years, researchers reported.