Long-Term Leukocyte Filtration Should Be Avoided during Extracorporeal Circulation

• Main Authors: Jiali Tang (Author), Kaiyu Tao (Author), Jing Zhou (Author), Chongwei Zhang (Author), Lina Gong (Author), Nanfu Luo (Author), Lei Du (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Filtration during extracorporeal circulation (ECC) not only removes but also activates leukocytes; therefore, long-term leukocyte filtration may cause adverse effects. In the present study, we tested this hypothesis by priming ECC with 300 mL of canine blood and examining filtration effects in 3 gro...