Education

Contributing journals to this CTSNet collection:
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, and Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Items 161-170 of 324 total displayed.

Arrhythmia
Sotalol is more effective than standard beta-blockers for the prophylaxis of atrial fibrillation during cardiac surgery

Anish Patel and Joel Dunning
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery icvts.2004.102152. [Abstract] Rapid PDF ?

Coronary
Does pleurotomy during internal mammary artery harvest increase post-operative pulmonary complications?

Mark Wheatcroft, Vivek Shrivastava, Brian Nyawo, Tony Rostron, and Joel Dunning
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery icvts.2004.102673. [Abstract] Rapid PDF ?

Editorial
ICVTS brings virtual conferencing to CTSNet

Ludwig K. von Segesser
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2005; 4: 1-2. [Full text] [PDF] ?

New ideas - Cardiac general
An introductory educational module for cardiothoracic trainees

Richard Milton, Ralph White, and Chris Munsch
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2005; 4: 5-8. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] ?

Best evidence topic - Arrhythmia
Bi-atrial pacing significantly reduces the Incidence of atrial fibrillation post cardiac surgery

Andrew Ronald and Joel Dunning
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2005; 4: 33-40. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] ?

Best evidence topic - Transplantation
Can cardiac re-transplantation be performed with an acceptable survival after primary graft failure?

R. Hareendran Bhaskaran Nair, Thassee Pillay, Asif Hasan, and Joel Dunning
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2005; 4: 41-46. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] ?

Best evidence topic - Arrhythmia
Does magnesium prophylaxis reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation following coronary bypass surgery?

Anthony Rostron, Aliu Sanni, and Joel Dunning
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2005; 4: 52-58. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] ?

Original articles
Cybertools improve reaction time in open heart surgery

Antoine Beuchat, Steven Taub, Jean-Damien Saby, Vincent Dierick, Gianmarco Codeluppi, Antonio F. Corno, and Ludwig K. von Segesser
Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg. 2005; 27: 266-269. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] ?

Cardiac general
Continuous subglottic suction is effective for prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia

Rahul Gujadhur, Bruce W. Helme, Sanni Aliu, and Joel Dunning
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery icvts.2004.100149. [Abstract] Rapid PDF ?

Statistician's Page
Summary Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve Analysis Techniques in the Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests

Catherine M. Jones and Thanos Athanasiou
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2005; 79: 16-20. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] ?