Abstract

PALACIOS RAMOS, Ximena et al. Transfusiones en cirugía cardíaca Parte I. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2007, vol.35, n.3, pp.233-238. ISSN 0120-3347.

This article revises the physiological aspects related to the extracorporeal circulation, the blood savings strategies and the systematical consequences of the transfusion of blood components. Finally, it intends to identify the best strategies which conduct to a decrease on the impact generated by the surgery on blood coagulation.

Keywords : Cardiovascular Surgery; blood substitutes; extracorporeal circulation.

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