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A Cardiopulmonary Bypass Based Blood Management Strategy In Adult Cardiac Surgery, A Budak, Kevin Mccusker, S Gunaydin
A Cardiopulmonary Bypass Based Blood Management Strategy In Adult Cardiac Surgery, A Budak, Kevin Mccusker, S Gunaydin
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BACKGROUND: Despite the recent introduction of a number of technical and pharmacologic blood conservation measures, bleeding and allogeneic transfusion remain persistent problems in open-heart surgical procedures. Efforts should be made to decrease or completely avoid transfusions to avoid these negative reactions. METHODS: Our coronary artery bypass grafting database was reviewed retrospectively and a total of 243 patients who underwent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) were studied in a 12-month period (January-December 2016) after the implementation of the new program, and compared with 275 patients of the previous 12-month period.All the staff involved in the care of the patients were …