Excerpts from: Heart Surgery in America: The Joshua Story

Abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the systemic blood activation with open and closed perfusion management during cardiopulmonary bypass. […]

Absence of deleterious effects in SVR decrease when administering isoflurane during normothermic CPB was assumed but prospective comparative studies comparing effects of halogenated agents and other anesthetic agents are needed in order to confirm these findings.