Attenuated Renal and Intestinal Injury After Use of a Mini-Cardiopulmonary Bypass System

The use of the mini-CPB system during myocardial revascularization represents a viable nonpharmacologic strategy that can attenuate the alterations in the hemostatic system, reduce bleeding and transfusion requirements, decrease systemic inflammatory response, and reduce immediate postoperative renal and intestinal tissue injury.