Published in Blood Weekly, January 19th, 2006
CPB "affects hepatocellular integrity and occasionally results in liver dysfunction after cardiac surgery," anesthesiologists in Japan explained.
"Performing coronary artery bypass graft surgery without CPB may help to reduce the risk of this complication and better preserve perioperative liver function," argued T. Yamada and colleagues at Keio University. In a "prospective study," they "compared perioperative hepatocellular damage in patients undergoing on-pump and off-pump bypass surgery."
"Patients scheduled for...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-01-19)
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