Background: Vancomycin is administered as antimicrobial prophylaxis to patients undergoing cardiac surgery, an intervention that usually requires cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Previous studies ...

Cardiopulmonary bypass, more commonly known as heart-and-lung bypass, has some unique impacts on the creation and growth of brain cells in the area of a child's brain called the subventricular ...

Cardiopulmonary bypass is believed by many to be a major cause of postoperative morbidity, including neuropsychological impairment, 1,2 and the resurgence of interest in surgery without ...

During secondary immune responses the concentration of antibody in the serum begins to increase no earlier than three days after the challenge. 5 Thus, we postulated that in patients with a ...

The device is designed for continuous blood monitoring during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures. LivaNova announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance and a CE mark for its in-line blood monitor ...