Role of Omega-6 Fatty Acid Metabolism in Cardiac Surgery Postoperative Bleeding Risk

OBJECTIVES:. Cardiac surgery is frequently associated with significant postoperative bleeding. Platelet-dysfunction is the main cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)-induced hemostatic defect. Not only the number of platelets decreases, but also the remaining are functionally impaired. Although lipid metabol...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Critical Care Explorations
Main Authors: Tiago R. Velho, MD, Ricardo Ferreira, MD, Katharina Willmann, PhD, Dora Pedroso, PhD, Tiago Paixão, PhD, Rafael Maniés Pereira, CLP, Nádia Junqueira, MD, Nuno Carvalho Guerra, MD, Dulce Brito, PhD, Ana G. Almeida, PhD, Ângelo Nobre, MD, Thomas Köcher, PhD, Fausto Pinto, PhD, Luís Ferreira Moita, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-10-01
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000763