Normovolemic modified ultrafiltration is associated with better preserved platelet function and less postoperative blood loss in patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery: A randomized and controlled study Christian Friedrich Weber, MD, Csilla Jámbor, MD, Christian Strasser, Anton Moritz, MD, PhD, Nestoras Papadopoulos, MD, Kai Zacharowski, MD, PhD, Dirk Meininger, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 141, Issue 5, Pages 1298-1304 (May 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.057 Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Ex vivo platelet aggregation in MEA at T1 and T2. Horizontal dashed lines indicate the lower limit of the reference range for normal platelet aggregation. ∗P < .05; n = 50. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 141, 1298-1304DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.057) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Postoperative blood loss. ∗P < .05; n = 50. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 141, 1298-1304DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.057) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions