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Guillain-Barré syndrome following cardiopulmonary bypass
J C Hogan1, T P Briggs, P J Oldershaw
1Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton, London, UK.
International Journal of Cardiology
|June 1, 1992
Abstract:
Two cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome occurring after otherwise uneventful cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass are presented. Although Guillain-Barré syndrome has been reported after surgical procedures, it has never been reported after cardiopulmonary bypass. Recent literature supports an immune mediated process for Guillain-Barré. Cardiopulmonary bypass may act as the trigger for this immune mediated response.