Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 243-253 , August 2007

What is the Role of Leukocyte Depletion in Cardiac Surgery?

  • Hou-Kiat Lim, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgical Research Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Monash University Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • James Anderson, CCP

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgical Research Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Perfusion, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Jee-Yoong Leong, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgical Research Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Salvatore Pepe, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgical Research Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Baker Heart Research Institute (Wynn Domain), Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Robert F. Salamonsen, FJFICM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Monash University Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Franklin L. Rosenfeldt, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgical Research Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Baker Heart Research Institute (Wynn Domain), Melbourne, Australia
    • Monash University Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Monash University Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9276 3684; fax: +61 3 9276 2317.

Received 29 June 2006 ,Revised 7 December 2006 ,Accepted 7 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.01.003

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 243-253 , August 2007

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