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Effects of Rewarming with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Restore Oxygen Transport and Organ Blood Flow after Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest in A Porcine Model
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OBJECTIVES: Low-hematocrit bypass is one technique used to prevent allogeneic transfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass. The purpose of this study is to determine […]
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