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CCAS-CHiP Network Journal Watch Collaboration


CCAS E-NEWS – Summer 2020

Destiny Chau, MD.  Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Intraoperative Methadone Is Associated with Decreased Perioperative Opioid Use Without Adverse Events: A Case-Matched Cohort Study.  Robinson JD, Caruso TJ, Wu M, Kleiman ZI, Kwiatkowski DM.  J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020 Feb; 34(2): 335-341. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.09.033.

Richard Hubbard, MD and Nischal Gautam, MD.  McGovern Medical School/Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Efficacy of Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block in Management of Acute Postoperative Surgical Pain After Pediatric Cardiac Surgeries Through a Midline Sternotomy.  Kaushal B, Chauhan S, Magoon R, Krishna NS, Saini K, Bhoi D, Bisoi AK.  J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020; 34(4): 981-986. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.08.009.

Lori Q. Riegger, MD.  Mott Children’s Hospital/Michigan Medicine
Comparison of intranasal midazolam, intranasal ketamine, and oral chloral hydrate for conscious sedation during paediatric echocardiography: results of a prospective randomised study.  Alp H, Elmacı AM, Alp EK, Say B.  Cardiol Young 2019; 29(9): 1189-1195.
doi: 10.1017/S1047951119001835.

CCAS E-NEWS – Winter 2020

Pablo Motta, MD.  Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine.
Modified Lung Ultrasound Examinations in Assessment and Monitoring of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure-Induced Lung Reaeration in Young Children With Congenital Heart Disease Under General Anesthesia.
Wu L, Hou Q, Bai J et al.  Pediatr Crit Care Med 2019; 20: 442-449. DOI:10.1097/PCC.0000000000001865.
PMID: 31058784.

Kelly A. Machovec, MD, MPH. Duke University Medical Center.
Correlation between ROTEM FIBTEM maximum clot firmness and fibrinogen levels in pediatric cardiac surgery patients.
Tirotta CF, Lagueruela RG, Madril D et al.  Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 2018; 25: 1-5.  DOI:10.1177/1076029618816382.
PMID:30518238.

Olga Pawelek, MD and Nischal Gautam, MD.  McGovern Medical School/ Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Near-infrared spectroscopy for prediction of extubation success after neonatal cardiac surgery.
Gradidge EA, Grimaldi LM, Cashen K et al.   Cardiology in the Young 2019; 29: 787–92.  DOI: 10.1017/S1047951119000829.
PMID: 31169104.

CCAS E-News – Summer 2019

Sana Ullah, MD.  UT Southwestern Medical Center:
Positive Airway Pressure Versus High-Flow Nasal Cannula for Prevention of Extubation Failure in Infants After Congenital Heart Surgery.
Richter RP, Alten JA, King RW, Gans AD, Rahman AF, Kalra Y, Borasino S.  Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 Feb; 20(2): 149-157. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001783.
PMID:  30407954

Anne Elisa Cossu, MD.  Riley Hospital for Children:
High-energy nutrition in paediatric cardiac critical care patients: a randomized controlled trial.
Zhang H, Gu Y, Mi Y, Jin Y, Fu W, Latour JM.  Nurs Crit Care. 2019 Mar;24(2):97-102. doi: 10.1111/nicc.12400. Epub 2018 Dec 9.
PMID:  30548121

Laura A. Downey, MD.  Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University:
Anesthesia for high-risk procedures in the catheterization laboratory.
Daaboul DG, DiNardo JA, Nasr VG.  Pediatr Anesth. 2018 Dec 28. doi: 10.1111/pan.13571.  [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:  30592354

 

Poll of the Month

May 2025
At your institution, do you routinely send a TEG/ROTEM during the rewarming phase of cardiopulmonary bypass?
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Total Answers 173
Total Votes 173

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CCAS 2026 Annual Meeting

March 12, 2026
Sheraton Denver Downtown
Denver, CO

 

 

 

 

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