Why the study?
Does pulsatile flow during cardiopulmonary bypass reduce the hormonal stress response in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass?
Population
26 patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass
Comparison
Pulsatile flow during cardiopulmonary bypass vs Routine (nonpulsatile) cardiopulmonary bypass
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Immediate postoperative period (recovery room)
Authors
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Pulsatile flow may blunt hormonal stress in bypass; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does pulsatile flow during cardiopulmonary bypass reduce the hormonal stress response in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass?
Pulsatile flow during cardiopulmonary bypass significantly attenuates the vasopressin and catecholamine stress response compared to routine nonpulsatile flow.
Philbin et al. (1981) studied this question.
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