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Blood Management Newsletter February 2011
This month’s newsletter will focus on cerebral oximetry, which is slightly off topic but very much related to blood management. Cerebral oximetry, more precisely termed "Near-infrared spectroscopy" (NIRS), is a technique that can be used as a noninvasive and continuous monitor of the balance between cerebral oxygen delivery and consumption.
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Evaluation of a Novel Synthetic Sealant for Inhibition of Cardiac Adhesions
Background: Pericardial adhesions subject patients requiring reoperation to potential injuries to the heart, great vessels, and cardiac grafts during the re-sternotomy. These […]
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Cold Agglutinins in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Cold agglutinins (CA) are circulating autoantibodies present in most humans.
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