Comparative Study between Different Modes of Ventilation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass and its Effect on Postoperative Pulmonary Dysfunction (Free)   Abstract Background: Postoperative pulmonary...

A study on factors influencing the hemostatic potential of fresh frozen plasma   Abstract Background: Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is administered to correct deficiencies of various coagulation...

Association of Blood Donor Sex and Prior Pregnancy With Mortality Among Red Blood Cell Transfusion Recipients   Abstract Importance  Evidence regarding associations of blood donor sex with...

Non–Antithrombin-Mediated Heparin Resistance During Cardiac Surgery   Abstract It is well known that antithrombin (AT) deficiency results in decreased heparin sensitivity, also known as “heparin...

Perioperative serum albumin and its influence on clinical outcomes in neonates and infants undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a multi-centre retrospective...

Allogeneic red cell transfusion and its influence on relevant humoral and cellular immunological parameters   Abstract BACKGROUND It is assumed that transfusion of allogeneic red cells is...

Higher arterial pressure during cardiopulmonary bypass may not reduce the risk of acute kidney injury (Free)   Abstract Background Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery is common and...

On pump harvesting of Left Internal Mammary Artery (LIMA) in unstable patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a safe operative strategy: A pilot...

ECMO attenuates inflammation response and increases ATPase activity in brain of swine model with cardiac arrest compared with CCPR   Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) could...