Differential Modulatory Effects of Propofol and Sevoflurane Anesthesia on Blood Monocyte HLA-DR and CD163 Expression During and After Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass: a Preliminary Randomized Flow Cytometry Study

We tested the hypothesis that in cardiac surgery patients, RBC deformability and aggregation are minimally affected by CPB with autologous salvaged blood alone but are negatively affected by the addition of stored allogeneic blood.