Perioperative Lung Injury in Cardiothoracic Surgery: From Bench to Bedside
The use ofCPB is associated with significant lung dysfunction. Apart from factors such as, hypothermia, systemic heparinisation, and the artificial circuit itself, lung injury can result from pulmonary IR. The lungs have a unique trimodal oxygen supply for lung tissue oxygenation; bronchial arteries...
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Imperial College London
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485407 |