DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 01 · Volume 72 · January 2024 DOI: 10.1055/s-014-58887

Editorial

  • 001
    Heinemann, Markus K.:

    Don't Call Me Stupid

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • 002
    Zajonz, Thomas Simon; Habicher, Marit; Böning, Andreas; Heringlake, Matthias; Ender, Jörg; Markewitz, Andreas; Brenck, Florian; Sander, Michael:

    Survey on the Updated German S3 Guideline for Intensive Care in Cardiac Surgery Patients

  • 011
    Ak, Koray; Dericioğlu, Okan; Midi, Ahmet; Kararmaz, Alper; Er, Zafer; Doğusan, Zeynep; Arsan, Sinan:

    Comparison of Bretschneider HTK and Blood Cardioplegia (4:1): A Prospective Randomized Study

    Supplementary Material (PDF)
  • 021
    Takami, Yoshiyuki; Maekawa, Atsuo; Yamana, Koji; Akita, Kiyotoshi; Amano, Kentaro; Sakurai, Yusuke; Takagi, Yasushi:

    Fecal Occult Blood Screening before Cardiac Surgery

    • Review Article

  • 029
    Argus, Leah; Taylor, Marcus; Ouzounian, Maral; Venkateswaran, Rajamiyer; Grant, Stuart W.:

    Risk Prediction Models for Long-Term Survival after Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review

    Supplementary Material (PDF)
  • 040
    Hussain, Md Sadique; Sharma, Ganesh:

    The Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

    • Short Communication

  • 051
    Hulde, Nikolai; Zittermann, Armin; Deutsch, Marcus-Andre; Gummert, Jan F.; von Dossow, Vera; Koster, Andreas:

    Tranexamic Acid and the Risk of Delirium after Off-Pump Surgery

    Supplementary Material (PDF)
  • 055
    Koster, Andreas; Hulde, Nikolai; Deutsch, Marcus-Andre; Gummert, Jan F.; von Dossow, Vera; Zittermann, Armin:

    The Efficacy and Safety of a Low-Dose Tranexamic Acid Bolus-Only Protocol Compared with the Moderate-Dose Protocol in Valvular Heart Surgery

  • 059
    Schlotthauer, Uwe; Hennemann, Kai; Gärtner, Barbara C.; Schäfers, Hans-Joachim; Becker, Sören L.:

    Microbiological Surveillance of Heater-Cooler Units Used in Cardiothoracic Surgery for Detection of Mycobacterium chimaera

    • Original Thoracic

  • 063
    Feller, Kathrin; Schipper, Lukas; Liu, Juan; Phan, Truong Quang Vu; Kroeger, Knut; Joeckel, Karl-Heinz; Lax, Hildegard:

    Management of Sternal Wound Infection—Determinants of Length of Stay and Recurrence of Infection after Muscle Flap Coverage

  • 070
    Eraqi, Mohamed; Diab, Abdel Hannan; Matschke, Klaus; Alexiou, Konstantin:

    Confirmation of Safety of Titanium Wire in Sternotomy Closure, A Randomized Prospective Study

    Open Access
  • 077
    Xie, Wen-Peng; Chen, Xiu-Hua; Zhou, Si-Jia; Chen, Qiang; Cao, Hua:

    Sternal Pin Used to Close Sternum in Infants after Cardiac Surgery