Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science - BSc 1989

Docteur en Médecine, Chirurgie et Accouchement - MD 1991

Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training - CCST(Anaesthesia) 1998

Diplôme d'Enseignement Spécialisé en Anésthesie at Réanimation - DESAR 1998

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists - FRCA 2004

4161251 (Specialist Register: 03/09/1998)

Appointed:

Medical School:

Faculté Notre Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium (1984-87)

ACTA, BMA, EACTA, ESICM, IACTA, ICS

Honorary Senior Research Fellow - University of Cambridge.

Recognised Clinical Teacher - Clinical School, School of Clinical Medicine - University of Cambridge.

Faculty member  - Faculty of 1000 Medicine (cardiovascular medicine: basic science section).

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - for both extreme cardiac and/or respiratory failure

Clinical Information Systems and IT in critical care

Cardiothoracic Intensive Care

Brain failure in ICU

Pulmonary (thrombo)endarterectomy - PTE

Blood conservation techniques in cardiothoracic surgery

Currently or formerly acting as investigator or scientific advisor for the following companies: Abbott, Adprotech, Aortech, AstraZeneca, Baxter Hemoglobin Therapeutics, Elan Pharma, Hemosol, Esai, Genzyme, NovoNordisk, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Procter & Gable, Searle, The Medicines Company.

Consultant for CERT-centres (Bejing, China).

Publications: Articles

• Vuylsteke A, Vincent JL, Payen de La Garanderie D, Anderson FA, Emery L, Wyman A, Rushton-Smith S, Gore JM. Characteristics, practice patterns, and outcomes in patients with acute hypertension: European registry for Studying the Treatment of Acute hyperTension (Euro-STAT). Crit Care 2011 Nov; 15(6): R271.
• Mydin M, Berman M, Klein A, Tsui S, Dunning J, Valchanov K, Vuylsteke A, Jenkins DP. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to pulmonary endarterectomy. Ann Thorac Surg 2011 Nov; 92(5): e101-3.
• Vuylsteke A, Sharples L, Charman G, Kneeshaw J, Tsui S, Dunning J, Wheaton E, Klein A, Arrowsmith J, Hall R, Jenkins D. Randomised trial of circulatory arrest versus cerebral perfusion during pulmonary endarterectomy surgery. Lancet 2011 Oct; 378(9800): 1379-87.
• Noah MA, Peek GJ, Finney SJ, Griffiths MJ, Harrison DA, Grieve R, Sadique MZ, Sekhon JS, McAuley DF, Firmin RK, Harvey C, Cordingley JJ, Price S, Vuylsteke A, Jenkins DP, Noble DW, Bloomfield R, Walsh TS, Perkins GD, Menon D, Taylor BL, Rowan KM. Referral to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation center and mortality among patients with severe 2009 influenza A(H1N1). JAMA 2011 Oct; 306(15): 1659-68.
• Reddy B, Pagel C, Vuylsteke A, Gerrard C, Nashef S, Utley M. An operational research approach to identify cardiac surgery patients at risk of severe post-operative bleeding. Health Care Manag Sci 2011 Sep; 14(3): 215-22.
• Székely A, Levin J, Miao Y, Tudor IC, Vuylsteke A, Ofner P, Mangano DT. Impact of hyperglycemia on perioperative mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 Aug; 142(2): 430-7.
• Székely A, Levin J, Miao Y, Tudor IC, Vuylsteke A, Ofner P, Mangano DT; Investigators of the Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group and the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation. Impact of hyperglycemia on perioperative mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 Aug; 142(2): 430-7.
• Vuylsteke A, Pagel C, Gerrard C, Reddy B, Nashef S, Aldam P, Utley M. The Papworth Bleeding Risk Score: a stratification scheme for identifying cardiac surgery patients at risk of excessive early postoperative bleeding. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011 Jun; 39(6): 924-30.
• Wijesuriya S, Vuylsteke A. Cardiac tamponade and clinical acumen. Ann Card Anaesth 2011 May; 14(2): 82-4.
• Wong I, Vuylsteke A. Use of extracorporeal life support to support patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to H1N1/2009 influenza and other respiratory infections. Perfusion 2011 Jan; 26(1): 7-20.
• Berman M, Cardone D, Sharples L, Vuylsteke A, Klein A, Gerrard C, Dunning J, Tsui S, Jenkins D. Safety and efficacy of aprotinin and tranexamic acid in pulmonary endarterectomy surgery with hypothermia: Review of 200 patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2010 Nov; 90: 1432-6.
• Morrison C, Blackwell AF, Vuylsteke A. Practitioner-customizable clnical information systems: A case study to ground further research and development opportunities. J Healthcare Eng 2010 Sep; 1(3): 297-314.
• De Silva RJ, Armstrong J, Bottrill F, Goldsmith K, Colah S, Vuylsteke A. A lipopolysaccharide adsorber in adult cardiopulmonary bypass: a single centre randomized controlled pilot trial. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Sur 2010 Jul; .
• Morrison C, Vuylsteke A. Clinical information systems. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2010 Apr; 27(4): 313-4.
• Ali J, Barrow L, Vuylsteke A. The impact of computerised physician order entry on prescribing practices in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit. Anaesthesia 2010 Feb; 65(2): 119-23.
• Veenith T, Sharples L, Gerrard C, Valchanov K, Vuylsteke A. Survival and length of stay following blood transfusion in octogenarians following cardiac surgery. Anaesthesia 2010 Feb; 65(4): 331-6.
• Borland CDR, Dunningham H, Bottrill F, Vuylsteke A, Yilmaz C, Dane DM, Hsia CCW. Significant blood resistance to nitric oxide transfer in the lung. J Appl Physiol 2010 Feb; 108(5): 1052-60.
• Balciunas M, Bagdonaite L, Samalavicius R, Griskevicius L, Vuylsteke A.. Pre-operative high sensitive C-reactive protein predicts cardiovascular events after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a prospective observational study. Ann Card Anaesth 2009 Jul; 12(2): 127-132.
• Gill R, Herbertson M, Vuylsteke A, Olsen PS, von Heymann C, Mythen M, Sellke F, Booth F, Schmidt TA. Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Activated Factor VII. A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial in the Setting of Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery. Circulation 2009 Jun; 120(1): 21-7.
• Klein AA, Nashef SAM, Sharples L, Bottrill F, Dyer M, Armstrong J, Vuylsteke A. A randomized controlled trial of cell salvage in routine cardiac surgery. Anesth Analg 2008 Nov; 107(5): 1487-95.
• Morrison C, Jones M, Blackwell A, Vuylsteke A. Electronic Patient Record use during ward rounds: a qualitative study of interaction between medical staff. Crit Care 2008 Nov; 12(6): R148.
• Thomson B, Tsui SS, Dunning J, Goodwin A, Vuylsteke A, Latimer R, Pepke-Zaba J, Jenkins DP. Pulmonary endarterectomy is possible and effective without the use of complete circulatory arrest--the UK experience in over 150 patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008 Feb; 33(2): 157-63.
• Berman M, Tsui S, Vuylsteke A, Snell A, Colah S, Latimer R, Hall R, Arrowsmith JE, Kneeshaw J, Klein AA, Jenkins DP. Successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE). Ann Thorac Surg 2008 Jan; 84(4): 1261-1267.
• Choong CK, Gerrard C, Goldsmith KA, Dunningham H, Vuylsteke A. Delayed re-exploration for bleeding after coronary artery bypass surgery results in adverse outcomes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007 May; 31(5): 834-8.
• Dunningham H, Borland C, Bottrill F, Gordon D, Vuylsteke A. Modelling lung and tissue diffusion using a membrane oxygenator circuit. Perfusion 2007 Apr; 22(4): 231-8.
• Mangano DT, Miao Y, Vuylsteke A, Tudor IC, Juneja R, Filipescu D, Hoeft A, Fontes ML, Hillel Z, Ott E, Titov T, Dietzel C, Levin J; Investigators of The McSPI Research Group; IREF. Mortality associated with aprotinin during 5 years following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. JAMA 2007 Feb; 297(5): 471-9.
• Vuylsteke A, Saravanan P, Gerrard C, Cafferty F. The impact of administration of tranexamic acid in reducing the use of red blood cells and other blood products in cardiac surgery. BMC Anesthesiol 2006 Aug; 6: 9.
• De Silva RJ, Vuylsteke A, Fritchley SJ, Trull AK, Dunning JJ, Wallwork J. APT070 inhibits complement activation during in vitro cardiopulmonary bypass. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006 Jul; 30(1): 72-6.
• Drain AJ, Gerrard C, Ferguson JI, Cafferty F, Gurprashad R, Vuylsteke A. Does body mass index (BMI) affect cost in cardiac surgery? 'A pound (pound) for pound (lb) analysis'. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Sur 2006 Jun; 5(3): 282-4.
• Borland C, Dunningham H, Bottrill F, Vuylsteke A. Can a membrane oxygenator be a model for lung NO and CO transfer? J Appl Physiol 2006 May; 100(5): 1527-38.
• Cornelissen J, Kirtland S, Lim E, Goddard M, Bellm S, Sheridan K, Large S, Vuylsteke A. Biological efficacy of low against medium dose aspirin regimen after coronary surgery: analysis of platelet function. Thromb Haemost 2006 Mar; 95(3): 476-82.
• Drain AJ, Sivasothy P, Nashef S, Wells FC, Vuylsteke A. Do you know a pneumo? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2006 Jan; 20(5): 748-50.
• Leather HA, Vuylsteke A, Bert C, M'Fam W, Segers P, Sergeant P, Vandermeersch E, Wouters PF. Evaluation of a new continuous cardiac output monitor in off-pump coronary artery surgery. Anaesthesia 2004 Apr; 59(4): 385-9.
• Ali ZA, Lim E, Motalleb-Zadeh R, Ali AA, Callaghan CJ, Gerrard C, Vuylsteke A, Foweraker J, Tsui S. Allogenic blood transfusion does not predispose to infection after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2004 Jan; 78(5): 1542-6.
• Cheng DC, Mazer CD, Martineau R, Ralph-Edwards A, Karski J, Robblee J, Finegan B, Hall RI, Latimer R, Vuylsteke A. A phase II dose-response study of hemoglobin raffimer (Hemolink) in elective coronary artery bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 Jan; 127(1): 79-86.
• Powroznyk AV, Vuylsteke A, Naughton C, Misso SL, Holloway J, Jolin-Mellgård A, Latimer RD, Nordlander M, Feneck RO. Comparison of clevidipine with sodium nitroprusside in the control of blood pressure after coronary artery surgery. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2003 Sep; 20(9): 697-703.
• Vuylsteke A, Gerrard C. OPCAB: heparin reversal? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2003 Aug; 17(4): 447-51.
• De Silva RJ, Dunningham H, Vuylsteke A. The use of nitric oxide as part of the sweep gas infusion during cardiopulmonary bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2003 Jan; 17(6): 783-4.
• Murali B, Vuylsteke A, Latimer RD. Anaesthetic management of the multi-organ donor. Ann Card Anaesth 2003 Jan; 6(1): 31-4.
• Guo X, Kuzumi E, Charman SC, Vuylsteke A. Perioperative melatonin secretion in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Anesth Analg 2002 May; 94(5): 1085-91.
• Govindaswamy S, Chandler J, Latimer R, Vuylsteke A. Management of the patient with coagulation disorders. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2002 Feb; 15(1): 19-25.
• Mangano DT; Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group (incl. Vuylsteke A, Latimer RD). Aspirin and mortality from coronary bypass surgery. N Engl J Med 2002 Jan; 347(17): 1309-17.
• Vuylsteke A, Davidson HJ, Ho WS, Ritchie AJ, Callingham BA, White R, Hiley CR. Effect of the blood substitute diaspirin crosslinked hemoglobin in rat mesenteric and human radial collateral arteries. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2001 Apr; 37(4): 394-405.
• Borland C, Mist B, Zammit M, Vuylsteke A. Steady-state measurement of NO and CO lung diffusing capacity on moderate exercise in men. J Appl Physiol 2001 Feb; 90(2): 538-44.
• Latimer MD, Callingham BA, Vuylsteke A. A comparison of the inotropic effects of milrinone and piroximone. Ann Card Anaesth 2001 Jan; 4(1): 17-20.
• Rozario C, Vuylsteke A. Synthetic haemoglobins: start of a story. ITBM-RBM 2001; 22(Suppl1): 49-53.
• Nashef SAM, Roques F, Vuylsteke A, Keogh BE. Contrôle-qualité par les chirurgiens cardaiques britanniques: du simple dénombrement à la vigilance active. J Chir Thorac Cardiovasc 2001; 6(2): 82-6.
• Ritchie AJ, Hartshorn S, Crosbie AE, Callingham BA, Latimer RD, Vuylsteke A. The action of diaspirin cross-linked haemoglobin blood substitute on human arterial bypass conduits. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 Aug; 18(2): 241-5.
• Vuylsteke A, Feneck RO, Jolin-Mellgård A, Latimer RD, Levy JH, Lynch C 3rd, Nordlander ML, Nyström P, Ricksten SE. Perioperative blood pressure control: a prospective survey of patient management in cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2000 Jun; 14(3): 269-73.
• Nandate K, Vuylsteke A, Ratsep I, Messahel S, Oduro-Dominah A, Menon DK, Matta BF. Effects of isoflurane, sevoflurane and propofol anaesthesia on jugular venous oxygen saturation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Br J Anaesth 2000 May; 84(5): 631-3.
• Crosbie AE, Vuylsteke A, Ritchie AJ, Latimer RD, Callingham BA. Inhibitory effects of glibenclamide on the contraction of human arterial conduits used in coronary artery bypass surgery. J Pharm Pharmacol 2000 Mar; 52(3): 333-40.
• Vuylsteke A, Mills RJ, Crosbie AE, Burns TI, Latimer RD. Increased pre-operative platelet counts are a possible predictor for reduced sensitivity to heparin. Br J Anaesth 2000 Jan; 85(6): 896-8.
• Vuylsteke A, Milner Q, Ericsson H, Mur D, Dunning J, Jolin-Mellgård A, Nordlander M, Latimer R. Pharmacokinetics and pulmonary extraction of clevidipine, a new vasodilating ultrashort-acting dihydropyridine, during cardiopulmonary bypass. Br J Anaesth 2000 Jan; 85(5): 683-9.
• Nandate K, Vuylsteke A, Crosbie AE, Messahel S, Oduro-Dominah A, Menon DK. Cerebrovascular cytokine responses during coronary artery bypass surgery: specific production of interleukin-8 and its attenuation by hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. Anesth Analg 1999 Jan; 89(4): 823-8.
• Vuylsteke A, Mur D, Gray S, Mackay J, Latimer RD. Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation: The last hope for refractory angina sufferers? A new challenge for the cardiac anaesthetist. Ann Card Anaesth 1998 Jan; 1(1): 46-52.
• Petyaev IM, Vuylsteke A, Bethune DW, Hunt JV. Plasma oxygen during cardiopulmonary bypass: a comparison of blood oxygen levels with oxygen present in plasma lipid. Clin Sci (Lond) 1998 Jan; 94(1): 35-41.
• Milner QJW, Vuylsteke A, Ismail F, Ismail-Zade I, Latimer RD. ICU Resuscitation of the multi-organ donor. A review of the pathophysiology of brain death and the resuscitation of the multi-organ donor. Br J Intens Care 1997 Mar; : 49-54.
• Ismail-Zade IA, Vuylsteke A, Ghosh S, Latimer RD. Inhaled nitric oxide and one-lung ventilation in the lateral decubitus position. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1997 Jan; 11(7): 926-7.
• Vuylsteke A, Oduro A, Cardan E, Latimer RD. Effect of aspirin in coronary artery bypass grafting. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1997 Jan; 11(7): 831-4.
• Poulton BB, Foubert L, Klinowski J, Latimer RD, Knowles PR, Vuylsteke A. Extraction of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide from an oxygen carrier using molecular sieve 5A. Br J Anaesth 1996 Jan; 77(4): 534-6.
• Vuylsteke A, Rombaut E. [Mise au point: La toxicité de l'acide fluorhydrique]. Louv Med 1995; 114: 739-44.
• Vuylsteke A. L'acide fluorhydrique: un toxique méconnu [Hydrofluoric acid: an unrecognised toxic agent]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 1994; 13(3): 429-32.
• Pouleur H, van Eyll C, Etienne J, van Mechelen H, Vuylsteke A, Rousseau MF. Effects of long-term xamoterol therapy on the left ventricular mechanical efficiency in patients with ischemic heart disease. Basic Res Cardiol 1989; 84(Suppl 1): 157-62.

Publications: Editorials

• Morrison C, Vuylsteke A. Clinical information systems. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2010 Apr; 27(4): 313-4.
• Mulavisala P, Vuylsteke A, Latimer R. Gene therapy in the management of cardiovascular diseases. Ann Card Anaesth 2001 Jan; 4(1): 04-Jun.

Publications: Reviews

• Hung M, Vuylsteke A, Valchanov K. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: coming to an ICU near you. JICS 2012 Jan; 13(1): 2-9.
• Blasco LM, Parameshwar J, Vuylsteke A. Anaesthesia for noncardiac surgery in the heart transplant recipient. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2009 Feb; 22(1): 109-113.
• Valchanov K, Vuylsteke A. Pulmonary endarterectomy. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2006 Aug; 23(10): 815-23.
• Cohen A, Latimer R, Vuylsteke A. Improving the management of the diabetic patient having heart surgery. Ann Card Anaesth 2003 Jul; 6(2): 149-51.
• Desilva R, Dunning J, Trull A, Vuylsteke A. A review of ischaemia-reperfusion injury in the cardiorespiratory system. Ann Card Anaesth 2003 Jul; 6(2): 126-31.
• Senthuran S, Toff WD, Vuylsteke A, Solesbury PM, Menon DK. Implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators in anaesthetic practice. Br J Anaesth 2002 May; 88(5): 627-31.
• Leonard IE, Vuylsteke A. Acute Normovolaemic Haemodilution and Cardiac Surgery - current opinion and controversies. Ann Card Anaesth 2000 Jul; 3(2): 19-24.
• Ahmed AB, Latimer RD, Vuylsteke A. Cardiovascular pharmacology: new drugs and new indications. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2000 Feb; 13(1): May-13.
• Vuylsteke A. Fundamentals of chirality. Acta Anaesthesiol Belg 2000; 51(2): 113-7.
• Ahmed AB, Crosbie AE, Latimer RD, Vuylsteke A. Blood substitutes - the current state of the art. Ann Card Anaesth 1999 Jul; 2(2): 04-Nov.
• Vuylsteke A, Wallwork J. The heart-transplanted patient in the intensive care unit: last news before the millennium. Cur Opin Crit Care 1999 Jan; 5(5): 422-6.

Publications: Case Reports

• Choong CK, Naylor J, Vuylsteke A, Hardy I, Screaton N, Porter J, Davies M. Successful combined bilateral lung volume reduction and coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: implications and advantages. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 Jun; 137(6): 1552-4.
• Choong CK, Abu-Omar Y, Agarwal A, Pulimood T, Screaton N, Hardy I, Vuylsteke A, Davies M. Concomitant bilateral lung volume reduction surgery and aortic valve replacement: multidisciplinary strategies in achieving a successful outcome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 Jun; 137(6): 1551-2.
• Leeman MF, Vuylsteke A, Ritchie AJ. Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus after coronary artery bypass. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 Aug; 84(2): 656-7.
• Webb ST, Patil V, Vuylsteke A. Anaesthesia for noncardiac surgery in a patient with Becker’s muscular dystrophy supported with a left ventricular assist device. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2007; 24: 640-642.
• Sidery M, Cahir J, Screaton NJ, Vuylsteke A. Computed tomography reveals an unusual complication in a patient having undergone coronary artery bypass surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2004 Jan; 18(5): 668-70.
• Murali B, Drain A, Seller D, Dunning J, Vuylsteke A. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in a case of hereditary stomatocytosis. Br J Anaesth 2003 Jan; 91(5): 739-41.
• Chandler J, Grixti K, Dunning J, Vuylsteke A. An unusual chest radiograph after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2002 Apr; 16(2): 253-4.
• Sharma R, Vuylsteke A. An unusual postoperative pulmonary complication. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2000 Jan; 14(5): 615-6.

Publications: Letters

• Ramkumar KR, Vuylsteke A. Antihypertensives and angioedema. Anaesthesia 2004 Mar; 59(3): 283-9.
• Vuylsteke A, Gerrard C. Reducing blood transfusion. BMJ 's cover and headline exaggerated importance of study's findings. BMJ 2002 Sep; 325(7365): 655.
• Satchithananda DK, Stoica SC, Smith S, Woods MJ, Vuylsteke A, Sharples L, Wallwork J, Parameshwar J, Large SR. Empirical supportive therapy in the hypotensive donor - best guess or worst option? J Heart Lung Transplant 2001 Feb; 20(2): 255.
• Kuzumi E, Vuylsteke A, Guo X, Menon DK. Serum S100 protein as a marker of cerebral damage during cardiac surgery. Br J Anaesth 2000 Jan; 85(6): 936-7.
• Vuylsteke A, Mur D, Latimer RD, Oduro A, Callingham BA. Myocardial effect of propofol infusions in humans: more questions than answers. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1997 Apr; 11(2): 264.
• Poulton BB, Foubert L, Klinowski J, Latimer RD, Knowles PR, Vuylsteke A. Extraction of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide using molecular sieve 5A. Br J Anaesth 1997 Mar; 78(3): 343-4.

Publications: Edited Books

• Klein A, Vuylsteke A, Nashef SAM (Eds). Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. 2008. Cambridge: University Press.

Publications: Chapters

• Vuylsteke A. Pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure. In: Griffiths M, Cordingley J, Price S (Eds). Cardiovascular Critical Care. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. 2010. pp367-82.
• Valchanov K, Vuylsteke A. Anesthesia for pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy. In: Searl CP, Ahmed ST (Eds). Core Topics in Thoracic Anesthesia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2009. pp99-104.
• Ali J, Vuylsteke A. Time to Use Computerized Physician Order Entry in all ICUs?. In: Vincent J-L (Eds). Intensive Care Medicine Annual Update 2008. New York: Springer. 2009. pp865-880.
• Lin E, Vuylsteke A. Pulmonary hypertension. In: Klein A, Vuylsteke A, Nashef SAM (Eds). Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Cambridge: University Press. 2008. pp174-9.
• Dawson AJ, Vuylsteke A. Invasive ventilation. In: Klein A, Vuylsteke A, Nashef SAM (Eds). Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Cambridge: University Press. 2008. pp189-95.
• Webb ST, Vuylsteke A. Renal protection and cardiac surgery. In: Klein A, Vuylsteke A, Nashef SAM (Eds). Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Cambridge: University Press. 2008. pp223-9.
• DeSilva RJ, Vuylsteke A. Inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass. In: Mackay JH, Arrowsmith JE (Eds). Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia. London: Greenwich Medical Media. 2004. pp271-274.
• Gardner AI, Dunning J, Vuylsteke A. Anesthesia for pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. In: Arrowsmith JE, Simpson J (Eds). Problems in Anesthesia: Cardiothoracic Surgery. London: Martin Dunitz. 2002. pp227-235.
• Wilson WC, Vuylsteke A. Anaesthesia for pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy. In: Ghosh S, Latimer RD (Eds). Thoracic Anaesthesia. Principles and Practice. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. 1999. pp223-234.
• Wilson WC, Vuylsteke A. Anaesthesia for pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy. In: Ghosh S, Latimer RD (Eds). Thoracic Anaesthesia. Principles and Practice. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. 1999. pp223-234.
• Pouleur H, vanEyll C, Etienne J, Van Mechelen H, Vuylsteke A, Rousseau MF. Effects of long-term Xamoterol Therapy on the Left Ventricular Mechanical Efficiency in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease. In: Just H, Holubarsch Ch, Scholz H (Eds). Inotropic Stimulation and Myocardial Energetics. New York: Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt, S. 1989. pp.

Publications: Published Abstracts

• Screaton M, Sharples L, Vuylsteke A. Prolonged intensive care stay and subsequent psychological distress: a study in cardiac patients. Crit Care 2009 March; 13(Suppl 1):P512.
  Presented at: 29th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (Mar 2009). Brussels Belgium.
• Ali J, Barrow L, Vuylsteke A. Prescribing practices in cardiothoracic ICU: the impact of computerised physician order entry. Anaesthesia 2008 November; 63(11):1271.
  Presented at: Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists Autumn Meeting. Cardiff UK.
• Ali Z, Lim E, Akouwah E, Ahmed I, Zadeh RM, Gerrard C, Vuylsteke A, Ali A, Foweraker J, Tsui S. Allogenic blood transfusion does not predispose to postoperative infection after surgery: a prospective observational study. Br J Surg 2003 June; 90(Suppl 1):141-2.
  Presented at: . .
• Murali B, Prabhu M, Kitcat J, Charman S, Vuylsteke A, Latimer RD. Outcome following coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with non-insulin diabetes mellitus. Crit Care 2002 July; 6(Suppl 2):.
  Presented at: 19th Spring Meeting of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists (Jun 2002). Cambridge UK.
• Reichenberger F, Pepke Zaba JP, Hodgkins D, Vuylsteke A, McNeill K, Dunning J. Outcome after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Thorax 2002 January; 57(Suppl 3):S25.
  Presented at: British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting. UK.
• Kuzumi E, Vuylsteke A, Downie A, Dunning JJ, McNeil K, Menon DK. Suppression of interleukin-8 and myeloperoxidase production in the cerebrovascular bed during repeated deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Crit Care 2001 July; 5(Suppl C):1.
  Presented at: 18th Spring Meeting of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists (Jun 2001). Cambridge UK.
• Guo X, Kuzumi E, Vuylsteke A. Perioperative melatonin secretion in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a pilot study. Crit Care 2001 January; 5(Suppl A):2.
  Presented at: Autumn Scientific Meeting of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists (nov 2000). Windermere UK.
• Gardner A, Daly D, Screaton M, Burns T, Vuylsteke A. Evaluation of a new real continuous cardiac output pulmonary artery catheter. Crit Care 2000 June; 4(Suppl C):1.
  Presented at: 17th Spring Meeting of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists (Apr 2000). Cambridge UK.
• Ahmed AB, Mills RJ, Crosbie AE, Burns TI, Latimer RD, Vuylsteke A. Correlation between preoperative platelet levels and heparin response. Crit Care 1999 December; 4(Suppl A):4.
  Presented at: Autumn Scientific Meeting of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists (Nov 1999). Glasgow UK.