Ravi R. Thiagarajan

TL;DR: High volume expansion in the early postoperative period is an independent risk factor for prolonged recovery and may represent the compound effects of multiple risk factors including preoperative hemodynamics and a marked systemic inflammatory response to surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass, which in turn may mediate prolonged recovery.

TL;DR: A collaborative learning strategy designed clinical practice guideline significantly increased the rate of early extubation with no change in the rates of reintubation and did not significantly change postoperative ICU length of stay.

TL;DR: Overall survival from ECLS was 70% and survival to hospital discharge was 61% in the total cohort, similar to survival rates in other ELSO registry cohorts, and trauma should not be considered a contraindication for ECLs.

TL;DR: Mortality in infants with Glenn physiology supported with ECMO is lower than that previously reported, but the incidence of neurologic injury is high, and data support use of ECMO in patients with Glen physiology with refractory cardiopulmonary failure.

TL;DR: The proportion of US infants listed for an ABO-I heart transplantation has risen dramatically in recent years but still appears to be preferentially used for sicker infant candidates, and the A BO-I listing strategy is associated with a higher likelihood of transplantation within 30 days for infants with blood group O and may benefit a broader range of transplants candidates.