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The search for a less aggressive and more biocompatible CPB circuit led to the development of miniaturised CPB, based on the idea of a closed oxygenator system which avoids contact of blood with air [1]. MECC integrates all the advances in CPB technology in one circuit specifically designed to minimise side effects from extracorporeal circulation. The essential components of a MECC circuit include (1) a blood pump, (2) a membrane oxygenator, (3) arterial and venous cannulae and (4) heparin-coated tubing to connect these devices. Blood–air interaction is avoided by eliminating the venous reservoir and cardiotomy suction. Thus, shed blood is completely separated from the systemic circulation [2].

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Anastasiadis, K., Antonitsis, P., Argiriadou, H. (2013). MECC Equipment. In: Principles of Miniaturized ExtraCorporeal Circulation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32756-8_3

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