La ultrafiltración modificada reduce la morbilidad después de las operaciones cardíacas en adultos: un ensayo clínico

G B Luciani1, T Menon, B Vecchi

  • 1Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. luciani@netbusiness.it

Circulation
|September 25, 2001
PubMed
Resumen

La ultrafiltración modificada después del bypass cardiopulmonar reduce significativamente la morbilidad hospitalaria y las necesidades de transfusión en pacientes adultos con cirugía cardíaca. Esta técnica se recomienda para el uso de rutina para mejorar los resultados de los pacientes.

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