The Inflammatory Response to Miniaturised Extracorporeal Circulation: A Review of the Literature

Conventional cardiopulmonary bypass can trigger a systemic inflammatory response syndrome similar to sepsis. Aetiological factors include surgical trauma, reperfusion injury, and, most importantly, contact of the blood with the synthetic surfaces of the heart-lung machine. Recently, a new cardiopulm...

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Main Authors: Hunaid A. Vohra, Robert Whistance, Amit Modi, Sunil K. Ohri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/707042
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