Perturbation of the microvascular glycocalyx and perfusion in infants after cardiopulmonary bypass

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5988692	The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	2015	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Our study reveals for the first time local perturbations of the endothelial glycocalyx and microvascular perfusion in infants after surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Microcirculatory monitoring might be a useful tool to evaluate interventions aiming at reduction of bypass-related complications.

Keywords

CPB perfused vessel density S/T 38.1 PVD DHCA CLS SDF PBR MFI cardiopulmonary bypass aortic clamping Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest Microcirculation Capillary leak syndrome Congenital cardiac defects Infants endothelial glycocalyx

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Perturbation of the microvascular glycocalyx and perfusion in infants after cardiopulmonary bypass

Authors

Claudia MD, Amelie MD, Anna Tiefenthaller, Katarzyna MD, Daniel MD, Florian MD, Peter MD, Robert MD, Orsolya MD,