Currently, off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) is a selectively employed technique for myocardial revascularization used in the majority of heart units worldwide. This strategy obviates the documented deleterious ...
INTRODUCTION: The role of modified ultrafiltration (MUF) in removing inflammatory mediators,
reducing the need for homologous donor blood and decreasing pulmonary vascular resistance after
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) ...