Key result
2021 cardiothoracic anesthesiology review highlights key themes and slower progress due to the pandemic.
Why the study?
Progress in clinical science related to cardiac anesthesiology continued in 2021 but was slower due to the ongoing pandemic and disruptions to clinical research.
This review highlights the most noteworthy clinical science progress and key themes in cardiothoracic anesthesiology published in 2021.
May inform clinicians of 2021 themes amid slowdown; leaves open post-pandemic research acceleration.
In 2021, progress in clinical science related to Cardiac Anesthesiology continued, but at a slower rate due to the ongoing pandemic and disruptions to clinical research. Most progress was incremental and addressed persistent questions related to our field. To identify articles for this review, we completed a structured review using our previously reported methods (1). Specifically, we used the search terms: "cardiac anesthesiology and outcomes" (n = 177), "cardiothoracic anesthesiology" (n = 34), "cardiac anesthesia," and "clinical outcomes" (n = 42) filtered on clinical trials and the year 2021 in PubMed. We also reviewed clinical trials from the most prominent clinical journals to identify additional studies for a narrative review. We then selected the most noteworthy publications for inclusion in this review and identified key themes.
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Smoroda et al. (2022) conducted a review in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia. A structured review of 2021 literature in cardiothoracic anesthesiology identified noteworthy publications and key themes, noting slower progress due to the ongoing pandemic.
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