Background: Vancomycin is administered as antimicrobial prophylaxis to patients undergoing cardiac surgery, an intervention that usually requires cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Previous studies ...

Background— Vasoplegic syndrome is a form of vasodilatory shock that can occur after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). We hypothesized that the severity and duration of the decline in mean arterial ...

The heart and lungs work together to add oxygen to the blood and pump it throughout the body. If one or both organs stop working, a person dies almost immediately. However, the American Heart ...