Techniques in Extracorporeal Circulation 4E

Historical aspects physiology and pathophysiology of extracorporeal circulation design and principles of the extracorporeal circuit membrane and bubble oxygenators filtration in cardiopulmonary bypass priming fluids for cardiopulmonary bypass anaesthetic techniques for cardiopulmonary bypass intra-operative myocardial protection postoperative management following cardiopulmonary bypass haematological aspects of extracorporeal circulation the role of the complement system during cardiopulmonary bypass changes in renal function associated with cardiopulmonary bypass the neurological sequalae of cardiopulmonary bypass microbiological aspects of heart, heart-lung and lung transplant patients blood conservation following cardiovascular surgery pulsatile flow during cardiopulmonary bypass low flow and circulatory arrest intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation ventricular assist devices artificial hearts-present and future heart and heart-lung tranplantation extracorporeal respiratory support future developments and potential applications of extracorporeal circulation in medicine and surgery.