Abstract Objectives Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or life support (ECLS) circuits are built from polymers and might release polymeric micro- and nanoparticles (MNP) into the circulation...
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Abstract Purpose Cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is frequently complicated by excessive bleeding because of coagulopathy. Contact of blood with the CPB circuit is a major contributor. While several..
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Abstract Objective: To characterize surface-bound proteins and to measure the thickness of fibrin fibers bound to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuits used in children. Design: Single-center observational prospective study, April..
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Abstract Objective To compare immediate postoperative results in patients receiving heparin-albumin-coated and non-coated circuits. Methods A total of 241 patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery were divided into two groups: those..
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