HEPARIN-COATED CIRCUITS REDUCE THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE TO CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS

Autor: GU, YJ, VANOEVEREN, W, AKKERMAN, C, BOONSTRA, PW, HUYZEN, RJ, WILDEVUUR, CRH
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Annals of thoracic surgery, 55(4), 917-922. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
ISSN: 0003-4975
Popis: Cardiopulmonary bypass generates a systemic inflammatory response including the activation of the complement cascade and leukocytes contributing to postoperative morbidity. To evaluate whether the use of heparin-coated extracorporeal circuits could reduce these activation processes, we performed a study on 30 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting who were randomly perfused with a heparin-coated circuit (Duraflo II, n = 15) or with a similar noncoated circuit (control, n = 15). Standardized systemic heparinization was applied for every patient before cardiopulmonary bypass. The use of heparin-coated circuits resulted in a reduction of systemic leukocyte activation during cardiopulmonary bypass reflected by reduced elastase release (p
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