Washing of irradiated red blood cells prevents hyperkalaemia during cardiopulmonary bypass in neonates and infants undergoing surgery for complex congenital heart disease

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 659-664

  Swindell, Christine G ^a   Barker, Thomas A ^a   McGuirk, Simon P ^a   Jones, Timothy J ^a   Barron, David J ^a   Brawn, William J ^a   Horsburgh, Angela ^a   Willetts, Robert G ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Paediatric cardiac surgery

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INFANT; IRRADIATION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IRRIGATION; LACTATES; MALE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 33947116962     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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