Use of minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation in cardiac surgery: principles, definitions and potential benefits. A position paper from the Minimal invasive Extra …

K Anastasiadis, J Murkin, P Antonitsis… - … and thoracic surgery, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) systems have initiated important efforts
within science and technology to further improve the biocompatibility of cardiopulmonary …

Use of minimal extracorporeal circulation improves outcome after heart surgery; a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

K Anastasiadis, P Antonitsis, AB Haidich… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The question whether use of minimal extracorporeal circulation (MECC)
influences patients' outcome remains unanswered. We performed a systemic review of the …

Predictors associated with stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review

Z Mao, X Zhong, J Yin, Z Zhao, X Hu… - Journal of the neurological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after coronary artery bypass
grafting (CABG). The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the predictors of …

Impact of cardiopulmonary bypass on acute kidney injury following coronary artery bypass grafting: a matched pair analysis

S Schopka, C Diez, D Camboni, B Floerchinger… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) after coronary artery bypass
grafting (CABG) is a common complication associated with significant morbidity and …

Retrograde autologous priming as a safe and easy method to reduce hemodilution and transfusion requirements during cardiac surgery

C Trapp, W Schiller, F Mellert, M Halbe… - The Thoracic and …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Background During the last decades many efforts have been made to reduce transfusion
requirements and adverse clinical effects during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The …

The occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation according to different surgical settings in cardiac surgery patients

M Jakubová, P Mitro, B Stančák, F Sabol… - … and thoracic surgery, 2012 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia after cardiac surgery. The
pathogenesis of postoperative atrial fibrillation is multifactorial. The aim of the study was to …

Haematological effects of minimized compared to conventional extracorporeal circulation after coronary revascularization procedures

K Anastasiadis, C Asteriou, A Deliopoulos… - …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
During the last decade, minimized extracorporeal circulation (MECC) systems have shown
beneficial effects to the patients over the conventional cardiopulmonary bypass (CECC) …

Minimized extracorporeal circulation system in coronary artery bypass surgery: a 10-year single-center experience with 2243 patients

T Puehler, A Haneya, A Philipp… - European journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the gold standard for the surgical
therapy of multivessel coronary artery disease. To reduce the side effects, associated with …

Mini-extracorporeal circulation surgery produces less inflammation than off-pump coronary surgery

E Permanyer, C Munoz-Guijosa… - European Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Both off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (OPCABG) and mini-
extracorporeal circulation (MECC) have been associated with lower morbidity and mortality …

Minimized extracorporeal circulation cannot prevent acute kidney injury but attenuates early renal dysfunction after coronary bypass grafting

C Diez, A Haneya, F Brünger, A Philipp, S Hirt… - ASAIO …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
We studied the impact of minimized extracorporeal circulation (MECC) on acute kidney
injury (AKI) after coronary bypass grafting. A retrospective, observational study with 1,685 …