Our failure to produce truly non-thrombogenic materials may reflect a failure to fully
understand the mechanisms of biomaterial-associated thrombosis. The community has …

In the laboratory environment where biomaterials are synthesized and their biocompatibility
assessed, we find that endotoxin contamination is hard to avoid and must not be ignored. In …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to find out if there is a direct relationship
between the duration of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB time [CPBT]) and postoperative …

BACKGROUND: Small intestinal function may be altered in decompensated chronic heart
failure (CHF) and translocating LPS may contribute to systemic inflammation observed in …

Nutrition support is increasingly recognized as a clinically relevant aspect of the intensive
care treatment of cardiac surgery patients. However, evidence from adequate large-scale …

Objectives: We evaluated the impact of aortic cross-clamping time (XCT) and
cardiopulmonary bypass time (CPBT) on the immediate and late outcome after adult cardiac …

BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) induces a systemic inflammatory
response. The magnitude and consequences in infants remain unclear. We assessed the …

Objective Our primary aim was to study postoperative complications in pediatric cardiac
surgery patients and their association with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) use. The …

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) induces an inflammatory response believed to
contribute to postoperative morbidity. We hypothesized that the magnitude of the …

The pleiotropic biochemical and antioxidant functions of vitamin C have sparked recent
interest in its application in intensive care. Vitamin C protects important organ systems …