Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	30720
Country	United States

Received	2016-10-14 09:55
Peer-Review Started	2016-10-21 08:48
To Make the First Decision	2016-12-14 08:43
Return for Revision	2016-12-15 11:22
Revised	2016-12-21 03:05
Second Decision	2017-01-04 16:06
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-01-14 14:05
Articles in Press	2017-01-14 14:05
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-04-19 08:12
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ISSN	1949-8462 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Blood conservation pediatric cardiac surgery in all ages and complexity levels
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Mohsen Karimi, Jill M Sullivan, Carrie Linthicum and Anil Mathew
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Mohsen Karimi, MD, Department of Surgery, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northeast Pediatric Specialties, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Suite 2B, Hartford, CT 06106, United States. mkarimi@connecticutchildrens.org
Key Words	Congenital heart disease; Cardiac surgery; Blood conservation
Core Tip	We evaluated the feasibility of blood conservation pediatric cardiac surgery for all age groups and complexity levels in this retrospective study. We reviewed 356 patients who underwent cardiac surgery from 2010-2015. The patients were grouped into historical non-conservation (NC = 218) and blood conservation (BC = 138) cohorts. The blood conservation was performed by miniaturizing bypass circuit, changing the trigger point for transfusion and adapting protocols and guidelines accepted and implemented by the group. We demonstrated that the blood conservation practice can be performed safely in all ages and complexity levels by reducing cardiopulmonary bypass prime volume and institutional commitment to guidelines and practice of blood conservation cardiac surgery.
Publish Date	2017-04-28 09:52
Citation	Karimi M, Sullivan JM, Linthicum C, Mathew A. Blood con¬servation pediatric cardiac surgery in all ages and complexity levels. World J Cardiol 2017; 9(4): 332-338
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v9/i4/332.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v9.i4.332

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