Clinical performance and biocompatibility of poly(2-methoxyethylacrylate)—coated extracorporeal circuits Serdar Gunaydin, MD, Bora Farsak, MD, Mustafa Kocakulak, PhD, Tamer Sari, BSc, Cem Yorgancioglu, MD, Yaman Zorlutuna, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 74, Issue 3, Pages 819-824 (September 2002) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03796-7
Fig 1 Trend in hematologic variables throughout the five time periods of the study. (A) White blood cell (WBC) count, (B) platelet count, and (C) fibrinogen levels. (CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass; ICU = intensive care unit; ∗p < 0.05, group 1 [□] versus group 2 [■]). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 74, 819-824DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03796-7)
Fig 2 Trend in (A) serum protein and (B) serum albumin levels throughout the five time periods of the study. (CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass; ICU = intensive care unit; ∗p < 0.05, group 1 [□] versus group 2 [■].) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 74, 819-824DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03796-7)
Fig 3 Serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels throughout the five time periods of the study. (CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass; ICU = intensive care unit; ∗p < 0.01, group 1 [□] versus group 2 [■].) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 74, 819-824DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03796-7)
Fig 4 Serum levels of (A) complement fragment C3a and (B) complement fragment C4d throughout the five time periods of the study. (CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass; ICU = intensive care unit; ∗p < 0.05 [C3a], group 1 [□] versus group 2 [■]; ∗ = p < 0.01 [C4d], group 1 [□] versus group 2 [■].) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 74, 819-824DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03796-7)