Peter Feindt

TL;DR: The long-term administration of prophylactic nCPAP following cardiac surgery improved arterial oxygenation, reduced the incidence of pulmonary complications including pneumonia and reintubation rate, and reduced readmission rate to the ICU or intermediate care unit (IMCU).

TL;DR: Flow patterns observed for the physiologic circulation and the extracorporeal circulation techniques show considerable differences, which indicates that mobilization of arteriosclerotic plaques needs to be considered as a very important issue for the extracellular circulation.

TL;DR: Data show that sevoflurane-induced preconditionsing is reproducible in patients having coronary artery bypass but depends on the preconditioning protocol used.

TL;DR: Patients after valve/combined surgery are more likely to require readmission to the ICU, and preoperative renal failure, mechanical ventilation > 24 h, reexploration for bleeding and low cardiac output state were independent predictors for readmission.

TL;DR: The scientific data concerning the effectiveness and safety of key principles of cardiopulmonary bypass are insufficient in both amount and quality of scientific evidence to serve as a basis for practical, evidence-based guidelines.