The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Feb 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialPerfusion temperature during cardiopulmonary bypass does not affect serum S-100beta release.
The potentially harmful effects of normothermia on neurological outcome during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are controversial. ⋯ The similar pattern of S-100beta release without evident neurological complications in the normothermia group does not suggest an increase in cerebral injury during normothermic CPB.