proceedings

in Intensive Care
Cardiovascular Anesthesia

Endorsed by

CONTENTS 75

n Editorial
Ethics and methodology, not bureaucracy............................................................................................................................................................. 77
G. Landoni, A. Zangrillo

n REVIEW ARTICLE
Major themes for 2009 in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. ......................................................................81
J. Fassl, H. Riha, H. Ramakrishna, N. Singh, T. Wyckoff, C. Roscher, J.G.T. Augoustides

Post cardiac arrest therapeutic hypothermia in adult patients,

state of art and practical considerations................................................................................................................................................................... 93
P.F. Beccaria, S. Turi, M. Cristofolini, S. Colombo, C. Leggieri, F. Vinciguerra, A. Zangrillo

Volatile anaesthetic myocardial protection: a review of the current literature.........................105

E. Lin, J.A. Symons

n ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Fenoldopam to prevent renal replacement therapy after cardiac surgery.
Design of the FENO-HSR study.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 111
G. Landoni, T. Bove, D. Pasero, M. Comis, S. Orando, F. Pinelli, F. Guarracino, A. Corcione, N. Galdieri,
M. Zucchetti, E. Maglioni, B. Biagioli, G. Pala, M. Frontini, F. Caramelli, B. Persi, M. Renzini, F. Paoletti,
L. Lorini, A. Morelli, G. Alvaro, R. Bianco, D. Pittarello, A. Manzato, G. Pedersini, A. Mizzi, N. Lojacono,
P. Leoncini, T. Iovino, C. Cariello, R. Baldassarri, A.M. Camata, G. Padua, G. Frascaroli, S. Leonardi,
E. Bignami, A. Zangrillo

Perioperative evaluation of primary hemostasis in patients undergoing

mitral valve repair............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 119
F. Pappalardo, P. Della Valle, G. Maj, A. Franco, A. Lattuada, G. Landoni, A. Zangrillo, A. D’Angelo

n CASE REPORT
Inter-hospital extracorporeal life support..........................................................................................................................................................131
G. Redaelli, A. Annoni, R. Caruso, F. Formica, V. Meroni, L. Avalli

n IMAGES IN MEDICINE
A “four-leaf clover” aortic valve........................................................................................................................................................................................... 137
A. Grimaldi, E. Collu, A. Castiglioni, G. La Canna, M. De Bonis, E. Bignami, G. Melisurgo, O. Alfieri

n Papers, posters, presentations:

communicating the biomedical sciences
Leave nothing to chance: using English to navigate your presentation.................................................... 139
M. John