Perfusion Policies 101: Autotransfusion

In bypassing the right coronary artery or circumflex artery, radial-artery grafts provide better 1-year patency than saphenous-vein grafts, according to a report in the November 25th issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

These data suggest that continued mechanical ventilation during CABG attenuates inflammatory and anti-inflammatory immune responses after CPB.