Does Removing Mannitol and Voluven from the Priming Fluid of the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit have Clinical Effects?
The aim of this retrospective analysis was to investigate the effect of changing the CPB prime constituents on fluid balance and clinical outcome parameters.
Impaired Red Blood Cell Deformability After Transfusion of Stored Allogeneic Blood But Not Autologous Salvaged Blood in Cardiac Surgery Patients
transfusion with stored allogeneic RBCs, but not autologous salvaged RBCs, is associated with a decrease in RBC cell membrane deformability
Massive Rhabdomyolysis Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
we report a case of massive rhabdomyolysis
High Levels of Free Haemoglobin in Neonates and Infants Undergoing Surgery on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
fHb mainly depends on the left atrial venting flow rate
Ethical Dilemmas Encountered with the use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults
introduces many ethical dilemmas specific to this technology
Shear Stress, Energy Losses, And Costs: A Resolved Dilemma of Pulsatile Cardiac Assist Devices
we are proposing a new concept of pulsatile CAD
Normothermic Cardiac Surgery with Warm Blood Cardioplegia in Patient with Cold Agglutinins
We report a patient with incidentally detected cold agglutinin
Method for Approximating Colloid Osmotic Pressure in Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients
Colloid osmotic pressure (COP) is important in calculating vascular permeability
Can The Oxygenator Screen Filter Reduce Gaseous Microemboli?
The present experimental study aimed to evaluate the GME removal properties
Future Uncertainties in the Development of Clinical Cerebral Oximetry
Substantive advancements have been made in the use of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to monitor the oxidative state of various human tissues