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The Stealth Flow cannula, which was designed based on our previous experimental study, contributed to reducing cerebral and aortic events as much as the Soft-Flow cannula in the present clinical study.
Among clopidogrel-treated CABG patients, preoperative platelet function testing can identify those at increased risk for postoperative bleeding and transfusion.
In summary, the generation and delivery of microemboli during CPB procedures are multifactorial and multidisciplinary. Therefore, the solutions to this significant problem should also be multidisciplinary. Optimization of CPB circuitry and techniques are necessary to minimize intraoperative injuries during pediatric cardiac surgery.
