Optimal pH-management during operations requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest:an experimental study employing pH- and/or α-stat strategies during cardiopulmonary bypass
Abstract Cessation of the blood circulation for some time during surgery of the aortic arch and repair of congenital heart defects is normally required to allow a bloodless operation field. Hypothermia is the most important mechanism for end-organ protection, particularly the brain, during such ope...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2007
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514284779 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9789514284779 |