37. Conventional hemofiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass increases the serum lactate level in adult cardiac surgery

To evaluate the effect of hemofiltration on lactate level in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Hemofiltration increases the lactate level. The study included 283 patients classified into two groups: Hemofiltration group (n = 138), hemofiltration was done during CPB. Control group (n = 145),...

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Main Author: R. Soliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731516300598