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Orogastric Tube Use in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery, A Pilot Study
Paleczny, Sarah; Khoury, William; Hrycyshyn, Adriyan; Amador-Godoy, Yannis; Saha, Tarit; El-Diasty, MohammadObjectives: This pilot study investigated the potential impact of using orogastric tube (OGT) on the immediate post- operative outcomes in adult patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft procedures. Design: A prospective non-blinded randomised study. Setting: At a single University Hospital. Participants: Seventy-eight consecutive adult patients that underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery were in...
The Impact Of Active Chest Tube Clearance Technology On Surgical Outcomes After...
Ahmad, Basil; Yogathasan, Vithusha; Meng, Eric; Khoury, William; M. Alakhtar, Ali; Fernandez, Angel-Luis; El-Diasty, MohammadObjective: Active chest tube clearance technology (ACT) systems were introduced to improve the patency of chest tubes and to reduce the potential complications associated with inadequate mediastinal blood drainage after cardiac surgical procedures. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of ACT on the incidence of chest tube clogging, retained blood syndromes (RBS), re-exploration for bleeding, and th...