A Closed Perfusion System With Heparin Coating and Centrifugal Pump Improves Cardiopulmonary Bypass Biocompatibility in Elderly Patients Lena Lindholm, ECCP, PhD, Martin Westerberg, MD, Anders Bengtsson, MD, PhD, Rolf Ekroth, MD, PhD, Eva Jensen, MD, PhD, Anders Jeppsson, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 78, Issue 6, Pages 2131-2138 (December 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.011 Copyright © 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time and interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentrations during rewarming in the biocompatible group (squares) and in the conventional group (triangles). There was a significant correlation between the two variables (p < 0.001). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 2131-2138DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.011) Copyright © 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Soluble complement fragment (sC5b-9) and polymorphonuclear (PMN) elastase concentrations during rewarming in the biocompatible group (squares) and in the conventional group (triangles). There was a significant correlation between the two variables (p < 0.001). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 2131-2138DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.011) Copyright © 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions