Contents
Mediators of inflammation at cardiac surgery
W. T. McBride
Why are corticosteroids still considered controversial in the setting of cardiopulmonary bypass?
E. Kilger, F. Weis, J. Briegel
The anti-inflammatory and organ-protective effects of pentoxifylline during cardiac surgery
M. Heringlake, G. Heinrichs, C. F. Weber, C. Rosemann, L. Bahlmann, W. Eichler, M. Misfeld, H. Heinze
PDE-III inhibitors
J. Boldt
Managing the inflammatory response following cardiac surgery – Levosimendan
M. Kastrup
The beneficial role of open lung ventilation in cardiac surgery patients
D. Reis Miranda, D. Gommers
Volatile anesthetics and cardiac surgery
H. T. Lee
Cardiac and systemic inflammatory response during open-heart surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass
M.-S. Suleiman, R. Ascione, A. Chase, R. Harrington, G. D. Angelini
Leukocyte depletion during cardiopulmonary bypass in adult cardiac surgery
J. F. M. Bechtel, S. Mühlenbein, H.-H. Sievers, M. Misfeld
Putting a leash on inflammatory response? Modified ultrafiltration and high-volume haemofiltration after cardiopulmonary bypass
O. Boehm, P. Feindt, D. Kindgen-Milles
Rapid communications
Effect of hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass on intraperitoneal lactate, pyruvate and glycerol in patients undergoing CABG – Measurement using microdialysis
R. K. P. Adluri, A. V. Singh, M. Baker, J. Skoyles, I. M. Mitchell
Influence of different autotransfusion devices on the quality of salvaged blood
J. Babin-Ebell, M. Misoph, A. Schwarzkopf, W. Reents
Carbon monoxide reduces pulmonary inflammation and apoptosis during cardiopulmonary bypass in pigs
U. Goebel, M. Siepe, A. Mecklenburg, C. Schlensak, K. Geiger, T. Loop
Hypercoagulation during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass detected with thromboelastography
R. Hajek, P. Nemec, V. Bruk, I. Fluger, J. Jarkovsky, D. Nemethova
Levosimendan attenuates inflammatory response in critical cardiac surgical patients
N. Hübner, W. Rees, J. Pöling, V. Ziaukas, F. Ritter, U. Christmann, H. Warnecke
Do centrifugal pump, heparin coated system and leucodepletion during elective coronary surgery really influence the overall clinical outcome in the elderly patients? (Preliminary results)
V. Lonsky, J. Mandak, V. Brzek, J. Kubicek, R. Valek, M. Volt, P. Kunes
Off-pump coronary surgery using a pulsatile catheter pump (PulseCath®) for left ventricular dysfunction
M. A. Mariani, M. Gianoli, A. Gille, J. G. Grandjean, M. Kuiper
In vivo elimination of sevoflurane by different membrane oxygenators during miniaturized extracorporeal circulation (MECC)
C. Prasser, M. Zelenka, M. Gruber, A. Philipp, A. Keyser, C. Wiesenack