Coronary surgery without cardiotomy suction and autotransfusion reduces the postoperative systemic inflammatory response Martin Westerberg, MD, Anders Bengtsson, MD, PhD, Anders Jeppsson, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 78, Issue 1, Pages 54-59 (July 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.029
Fig 1 Volume of retransfused cardiotomy suction blood versus absolute tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) concentrations 24 hours after surgery in the retransfusion group. There was a significant correlation (Spearman's test) between the two variables (n = 12, r = 0.63, r2 = 0.40, p = 0.027, regression equation: y = −1.3 + 0.01x). (CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 54-59DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.029)
Fig 2 Volume of retransfused cardiotomy suction blood versus hemoglobin levels 48 hours after surgery in the retransfusion group. There was a significant negative correlation (Spearman's test) between the two variables (n = 11, r = −0.79, r2 = 0.62, p = 0.004, regression equation: y = 128 − 0.08x). (CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 54-59DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.029)