Does leukofiltration reduce pulmonary infections in CABG patients? A prospective, randomized study with early results and mid-term survival

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 285-293

  Connery, Cliff P ^a   Toumpoulis, Ioannis K ^a,b   Anagnostopoulos, Constantine E ^a,b   Hillel, Zaharia ^a   Rahman, Farah G ^a   Katritsis, Demosthenes ^a   Swistel, Daniel G ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; CABG; Leukofiltration; Mid term survival; Randomized study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD FILTRATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOFILTRATION; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SURVIVAL;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE REDUCTION PROCEDURES; LOGISTIC MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 20444451326     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.60.3.2005006     Document Type: Article

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