Intermittent antegrade warm-blood versus cold-blood cardioplegia in children undergoing open heart surgery: a protocol for a randomised controlled study (Thermic-3)

Intermittent antegrade warm-blood versus cold-blood cardioplegia in children undergoing open heart surgery: a protocol for a randomised controlled study (Thermic-3)

Introduction Surgical repair of congenital heart defects often requires the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and cardioplegic arrest. Cardioplegia is used during cardiac surgery requiring CPB to keep the heart still and to reduce myocardial damage as a result of ischaemia–reperfusion injury. Cold...

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Main Authors: Chris Rogers, Rachael Heys, Gianni Angelini, Massimo Caputo, Serban Stoica, Andrew Parry, Karen Sheehan, Rebecca Evans, Barnaby Reeves, Rohit Saxena, Guido Pieles, Richard Beringer, Mohamed Ghorbel, William Lansdowne, Stella Smith, Terrie Walker-Smith, Robert MR Tulloh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e036974.full

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