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    Increased long-term mortality with plasma transfusion after coronary artery bypass surgery

    Patients undergoing cardiac surgery often require transfusions of red blood cells, plasma and platelets. These components differ widely in both indications for use and composition. However, from a statistical ...

    Henrik Bjursten, Alain Dardashti, Per Ederoth, Björn Brondén in Intensive Care Medicine (2013)

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    Cardiorespiratory effects of venous lipid micro embolization in an experimental model of mediastinal shed blood reinfusion

    Retransfusion of the patient's own blood during surgery is used to reduce the need for allogenic blood transfusion. It has however been found that this blood contains lipid particles, which form emboli in diff...

    Atli Eyjolfsson, Ignacio Plaza, Björn Brondén in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2009)