2007
Radical scavenging for renal protection in cardiac surgery
Fischer U, Mehlhorn U. Radical scavenging for renal protection in cardiac surgery. Clinical Research In Cardiology Supplements 2007, 2: s81-s84. DOI: 10.1007/s11789-006-0042-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
The effect of preoperative antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery surgery: blood transfusion requirements for patients on cardiopulmonary bypass
Hekmat K, Menzel C, Kroener A, Schwinger R, Kampe S, Fischer U, Geissler H, Mehlhorn U. The effect of preoperative antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery surgery: blood transfusion requirements for patients on cardiopulmonary bypass. Current Medical Research And Opinion 2004, 20: 1429-1435. PMID: 15383191, DOI: 10.1185/030079904x2060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiplatelet therapyCardiopulmonary bypassTransfusion requirementsControl patientsHomologous blood requirementsMediastinal tube drainagePreoperative antiplatelet therapyBlood transfusion requirementsCoronary artery bypassCoronary artery surgeryCoronary bypass surgeryFresh frozen plasma unitsAPT groupFrozen plasma unitsIntra-operative dataAPT therapyCON patientsElective CABGArtery bypassArtery surgeryBypass surgeryCommon complicationHospital dischargeTube drainageBlood loss