Continuous postoperative pericardial flushing reduces postoperative bleeding after coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized trial

Background Prolonged or excessive bleeding after cardiac surgery can lead to a broad spectrum of secondary complications. One of the underlying causes is incomplete wound drainage, with subsequent accumulation of blood and clots in the pericardium. We developed the continuous postoperative pericardi...

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Auteurs principaux: Diephuis, EC, de Borgie, CA, Zwinderman, A, Winkelman, JA, van Boven, W-JP, Henriques, JPS, Eberl, S, Juffermans, NP, Schultz, MJ, Klautz, RJM, Koolbergen, DR
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: Elsevier 2020