Hemolysis during cardiac surgery is associated with increased intravascular nitric oxide consumption and perioperative kidney and intestinal tissue damage
IntroductionAcute kidney injury (AKI) and intestinal injury negatively impact patient outcome after cardiac surgery. Enhanced nitric oxide (NO) consumption due to intraoperative intravascular hemolysis may play an important role in this setting. This study investigated the impact of hemolysis on pla...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00340/full |