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Improving Cardiac Surgery Outcomes: Leukocyte Filtration
Amit Patel, MD, presents his outcome data on 2,000 patients undergoing cardiac surgery with leukocyte filtration at the July 2004 Hammersmith Meeting.
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Intraoperative Treatment Strategy to Reduce the Incidence of Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass Atrial Fibrillation. Perfusion 2002; V 17. O-Yurvati A.
In this study, the authors demonstrate a 72% reduction in the incidence of post-op atrial fibrillation in patients who receive leukocyte filtration and aprotinin, resulting in $8,725 savings per patient.
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Non-Pharmacologic Therapeutic Strategies for Reducing Complications of Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Filtration 2005; 1(2):95-106. Gunaydin S, et al.
This study of 225 patients undergoing CPB concludes that the use of circuits with leukocyte filtration and Xcoating provides clinically significant benefits for high risk patients.
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Clinical Evaluation of a Leuko-Depleting Blood Cardioplegia Filter (BC1B) for Elective Open-Heart Surgery. Perfusion 1998; 13: 205-210. Suzuki, et al.
In this study of 40 CABG patients, the authors demonstrate the ability of the Pall BC1 filter to remove inflammatory mediators CPK-MB and troponin.
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