Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.10.044
Jacopo D’Andria Ursoleo MD , Alice Bottussi MD , Viviana Teresa Agosta MD , Gaia Barucco MD , Juan G. Ripoll MD , Raphaël Cinotti MD, PhD , Patrick M. Wieruszewski PharmD , Fabrizio Monaco MD
Objective
Remimazolam besylate is a novel, short-acting benzodiazepine with a more favorable hemodynamic and respiratory profile than traditional anesthetics and may be suitable for procedural sedation. The objective of this study was to assess the safety, feasibility, and clinical advantages of remimazolam compared to propofol for procedural sedation during electrical cardioversion.
Design
A prospective observational study.
Setting
The Electrophysiology Department of a tertiary referral center university hospital.
Participants
Sixty consecutive adult patients undergoing procedural sedation during electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation.
Intervention
Patients receiving remimazolam (n = 30) were compared to those receiving propofol (n = 30) for procedural sedation.
Measurements and Main Results
The primary outcome of time to loss of consciousness was evaluated in a prespecified noninferiority analysis. Other outcomes included adequacy of sedation, the time course of hemodynamics, time to recovery of consciousness, and adverse drug events. The achievement of satisfactory sedation was similar between the remimazolam (n = 29, 97%) and propofol (n = 30, 100%) groups. The mean difference in time to loss of consciousness between the groups was within the margin of noninferiority (0.41 minutes; 95% confidence interval, –0.38 to 1.20 minutes). In the linear mixed-effects model, remimazolam produced significantly more favorable blood pressure indexes but similar oxygen saturations compared to propofol over the course of the procedure. Three patients in the propofol group required rescue ventilation.
Conclusions
Remimazolam was associated with similar sedation adequacy but more favorable hemodynamics over time compared to propofol when used for procedural sedation in adults undergoing electrical cardioversion for atrial arrhythmias.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.12.002
Patrick M. Wieruszewski PharmD
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.09.042
Iago T.C. Grillo MD , Evelyn S.P. de Santana , Felipe S. Passos MD , Larissa E. Tanimoto , Jeane C. de Melo , Amanda M. Kondo , Ricardo E. Treml MD, DESAIC , Tulio Caldonazo MD, MSc
Objective
To compare mortality and organ injury associated with intraoperative hyperoxia and normoxia in cardiac surgery patients.
Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs).
Setting
Tertiary care.
Participants
Patients who underwent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass or off-pump procedures.
Interventions
Intraoperative hyperoxia or normoxia.
Measurements and Main Results
A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library identified RCTs comparing hyperoxia versus normoxia in cardiac surgery. Primary outcomes were in-hospital and 30-day mortality; secondary outcomes included postoperative clinical and biochemical measures. Risk ratios (RRs), mean differences (MDs), and standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Trial sequential analysis and subgroup analysis based on the variable used to define oxygenation (PaO₂-based v FiO₂-based thresholds) were performed to address heterogeneity in oxygenation strategies. Nineteen RCTs (2,001 patients) were included, with 982 patients (49.1%) experiencing hyperoxia. In-hospital (9/798 [1.1%] v 10/799 [1.3%], RR 0.84, 95% CI 0.36 to 1.94, p = 0.684) and 30-day mortality (1/282 [0.4%] v 4/280 [1.4%], RR 0.41, 95% CI 0.08 to 2.28, p = 0.311) were not different between the groups. However, the normoxia group had a higher postoperative PaO2/FiO2 ratio (MD –31.49, 95% CI –47.13 to –15.85, p < 0.01), whereas creatine kinase-MB (SMD 1.65, 95% CI 0.12 to 3.18, p = 0.03) and malondialdehyde (SMD 3.77, 95% CI 2.99 to 4.55, p < 0.01) were higher in the hyperoxia group.
Conclusions
Compared with normoxia, hyperoxia during cardiac surgery does not impact in-hospital or 30-day mortality but is associated with worsening physiological and biochemical parameters.
目的:比较心脏手术患者术中高氧与常氧相关的死亡率和器官损伤。设计:随机临床试验(rct)的系统评价和荟萃分析。环境:三级保健。参与者:接受体外循环或非体外泵手术的心脏手术患者。干预措施:术中高氧或常氧。测量结果和主要结果:对PubMed、Embase和Cochrane图书馆进行系统检索,确定了比较心脏手术中高氧和常氧的随机对照试验。主要结局是住院死亡率和30天死亡率;次要结局包括术后临床和生化指标。计算95%置信区间(ci)的风险比(rr)、平均差异(MDs)和标准化平均差异(SMDs)。通过试验序列分析和基于定义氧合变量的亚组分析(基于PaO₂的阈值和基于FiO₂的阈值)来解决氧合策略的异质性。纳入19项随机对照试验(2001例患者),其中982例患者(49.1%)出现高氧。住院(9/798 [1.1%]vs 10/799 [1.3%], RR 0.84, 95% CI 0.36 ~ 1.94, p = 0.684)和30天死亡率(1/282 [0.4%]vs 4/280 [1.4%], RR 0.41, 95% CI 0.08 ~ 2.28, p = 0.311)组间无差异。然而,低氧组术后PaO2/FiO2比值较高(MD为-31.49,95% CI为-47.13 ~ -15.85,p < 0.01),而高氧组术后肌酸激酶- mb (SMD 1.65, 95% CI 0.12 ~ 3.18, p = 0.03)和丙二醛(SMD 3.77, 95% CI 2.99 ~ 4.55, p < 0.01)较高。结论:与正常氧合相比,心脏手术期间的高氧不影响住院死亡率或30天死亡率,但与生理生化参数恶化有关。
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.10.028
Bhargava V. Devarakonda MD, DNB, DM DESAIC, MNAMS , Shrinivas V. Gadhinglajkar MD, PDCC , Kiranmai Vadapalli MD, MBA , Subin Sukesan MD, DM, MBA , Rupa Sreedhar MD, PDCC , Baiju S. Dharan MS, MCh
Objective
To evaluate whether carbon dioxide tension (PeCO₂) derived from oxygenator exhaust capnography is comparable to temperature-corrected arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO₂) measured via blood gas analysis during mild hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in pediatric patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
Design
A prospective observational study.
Setting
A tertiary care hospital with a specialized pediatric cardiac surgery unit.
Participants
Eighty paired measurements of PeCO₂ and PaCO₂ were obtained from 40 pediatric patients (aged between 1 and 12 years) undergoing elective cardiac surgery for biventricular repair with stable mild hypothermic CPB using a membrane oxygenator.
Interventions
No interventions were performed. The study involved continuous measurement of PeCO₂ from the oxygenator exhaust and periodic arterial blood gas analysis to assess PaCO₂ during stable mild hypothermia.
Measurements and Main Results
A Bland-Altman analysis was conducted to determine the agreement between PeCO₂ and temperature-corrected PaCO₂. The correlation coefficient was 0.81, with a bias of 0.036, standard deviation of 2.76, and limits of agreement ranging from –5.37 to 5.44. A linear regression equation was established: temperature-corrected PaCO₂ = 0.71 × PeCO₂ + 8.28. No significant correlation was observed between PeCO₂ and temperature-uncorrected PaCO₂.
Conclusions
Under stable mild hypothermic CPB conditions, PeCO₂ demonstrates a strong correlation with temperature-corrected PaCO₂ and can be predicted using a simple linear equation in pediatric patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. Oxygenator exhaust capnography may serve as a continuous, cost-effective, non-invasive, pragmatic surrogate for PaCO₂ monitoring during a stable hypothermic CPB period in the pediatric population undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.11.020
Yun Yan MSc , Xiaowen Liu MD , Zhen Liu MD , Zhe Li MSc , Huamei Cai MSc , Weixia Li MD , Jing Zhao MD
Objective
The optimal tidal volume for patients undergoing thoracic surgery with one-lung ventilation (OLV) remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate whether driving pressure–guided tidal volume titration could reduce lung injury in these patients.
A total of 96 patients undergoing thoracic surgery with OLV.
Interventions
Patients were randomly assigned to either the driving pressure–guided tidal volume group (n = 46) or the control group (n = 50). In the control group, tidal volume was set at 8 mL/kg of predicted body weight (PBW) during OLV. In the driving pressure–guided group, tidal volume was adjusted to maintain a driving pressure between 8 and 10 cm H2O, with modifications within 4 to 8 mL/kg PBW during OLV.
Measurements and Main Results
The primary outcome was the concentration of interleukin 6 (IL-6) in the dependent lung following OLV. The tidal volume in the driving pressure–guided group was 4.65 [4.23-5.65] mL/kg at 15 minutes and 4.58 [4.27-5.41] mL/kg at 45 minutes of OLV. The concentration of IL-6 in the dependent lung after OLV was significantly lower in the driving pressure group (5.31 [3.62]) compared to the control group (7.37 [5.21]) (mean difference: –0.46 [–0.86 to –0.05] cm H2O; p = 0.025). There were no significant differences between groups in the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications or in the oxygenation index 45 minutes after the start of OLV.
Conclusions
Driving pressure–guided tidal volume titration significantly reduces IL-6 levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from the dependent lung following OLV in patients undergoing thoracic surgery, compared to conventional ventilation using 8 mL/kg PBW.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.11.026
Jamel Ortoleva MD, FASE , Patrick M Wieruszewski PharmD, RPh, FCCM , Dominic Pisano MD , Edward Bittner MD, PhD, FCCM
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.10.029
Himani V. Bhatt DO, MPA, FASE , Ashley Virginia Fritz DO , Jared W. Feinman MD, FASE , Sudhakar Subramani MD, MMed, MME, FASE , Anita K. Malhotra MD , Matthew M. Townsley MD, FASA, FASE , Menachem M. Weiner MD , Archit Sharma MD, FASE , John Choi DO , Jennifer Shmukler MD , Anna Bovill Shapiro MD , Andrea Rivero MD , Jacob King DO , Samuel Fallon MD , Stuart M. Sacks MD , Satoshi Hanada MD, FASE , Archer Kilbourne Martin MD , Harish Ramakrishna MD, FACC, FASE, FESC
This special article is the 18th in an annual series for the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. The authors thank the editor-in-chief, Dr. Kaplan, Dr. Augoustides, and the editorial board for the opportunity to continue this series, namely, the research highlights of the past year in the specialty of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesiology. The major themes selected for 2025 are outlined in this introduction, and each highlight is reviewed in detail in the main article. The literature highlights in the specialty for 2025 begin with an update on perioperative rehabilitation and enhanced recovery in cardiothoracic surgery, with a focus on prehabilitation and the impact of implementing enhanced recovery care models on outcomes. The second major theme is focused on cardiac surgery, with the authors discussing new insights into blood conservation methods and updates on coronary artery bypass grafting. The third theme is focused on cardiothoracic transplantation, with discussions focusing on techniques related to lung transplantation including extracorporeal life support. The fourth theme is focused on mechanical circulatory support, with discussions exploring advancements in left ventricular assist devices, highlighting the evolving landscape of mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock and discussing anticoagulation practices. The fifth and final theme is an update on medical cardiology, with a focus on outcomes of transcatheter management of aortic valve pathology, tricuspid valve regurgitation, and surgical versus transcatheter management of mitral valve disease. The themes selected for this article are only a few of the diverse advances in the specialty during 2025. These highlights will inform the reader of key updates on a variety of topics, leading to the improvement of perioperative outcomes for patients with cardiothoracic and vascular disease.
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