THE EFFECT OF ASCORBIC ACID ON ENDOTHELIAL GLYCOCALYX ALTERATIONS DURING CARDIAC SURGERY

Volume 35, Number 7 (2025)

Urtė Valūnaitė, Eva Nausevič, Judita Andrėjaitienė Abstract Cardiac surgery is associated with oxidative stress and systemic inflammation, which both contribute to postope­rative organ dysfunction. Vitamin C is a pleiotropic, an­tioxidant, and potentially organ–protective micronutrient. It also influences coagulation and inflammation, and its application might prevent organ damage. Complications after heart surgery have received considerable attention…

FUNCTIONAL HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING

Volume 21, Number 2(74) (2011)

Dalia Bieliauskaitė Abstract Summary Hemodynamic monitoring is a central component of intensive care. The purpose of hemodynamic monitoring is to identify cardiovascular insufficiency and to ensure optimal treatment of the unstable critically ill patients. It serves a diagnostic, therapeutic and resuscitation target role. Hemodynamic monitoring for individual patient should be physiologically based and goal oriented.…