Objectives: Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation circuits provide several advantages
compared to conventional extracorporeal circulation circuits. We compared the results of a …

Introduction: Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation has developed with the aim of
reducing the impact of the adverse effects associated with conventional extracorporeal …

AIMS OF THE STUDY: Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) is an
established alternative to conventional extracorporeal circulation (CECC) in coronary artery …

Introduction: Safety concerns have been one of the main reasons opposing a wider
acceptance of minimal invasive extracorporeal circuits (MiECC). Following an extensive …

OBJECTIVES At the moment, the main application of minimally invasive extracorporeal
circulation (MiECC) is reserved for elective cardiac operations such as coronary artery …

Objective: Minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation may decrease the need of packed red
blood cell transfusions and reduce hemodilution during cardiopulmonary bypass. However …

Introduction: Despite low mortality, cardiac surgery patients may experience serious life-
threatening post-operative complications, often due to extracorporeal circulation and …

Introduction: Despite extensive evidence that shows clinical of superiority of MiECC,
worldwide penetration remains low due to concerns regarding air handling and volume …

Objectives: Minimal extracorporeal circulation techniques and systems (MiECC) may reduce
the negative side effects of conventional extracorporeal circulation (ECC). However, it is still …

OBJECTIVES Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) is suggested to have
favourable impact on blood loss compared to conventional extracorporeal circulation. We …