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We investigated the effect of cardiotomy suction blood on systemic vascular resistance in vivo and whether cell-saver processing of suction blood affects the vascular response.

This paper points out how the use of an external source of CO2 effects on the absolute value of cerebral NIRS during cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass.