Can a mini-bypass circuit improve perfusion in cardiac surgery compared to conventional cardiopulmonary bypass?
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Report By: Anastasia Alevizou, Joel Dunning, and James David Park - Registrars in Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Institution: Dept of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, Dept of Cardiac Surgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
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Date Submitted: 26th August 2009
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Last Modified: 26th August 2009
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Status: Red (incomplete)
Three Part Question
For [patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery] is [minimized extracorporeal circulation (MCPB)] superior to conventional cardiopulmonary bypass (CCPB)] in terms of [complications]?