Activated recombinant factor VII after cardiopulmonary bypass reduces allogeneic transfusion in complex non-coronary cardiac surgery: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study.
Cardiac surgery is often associated with excessive blood component transfusion especially with complex and repeat procedures, and is therefore an obvious target for blood saving measures. There have been several […]
Influence of a new hydroxyethylstarch preparation (HES 130/ 0.4) on coagulation in cardiac surgical patients.
Note that volumes of Gelatine and Starch required to maintain CVP are no different between two groups, suggesting that the two solutions are equally effective as plasma volume expanders. However, […]