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The Hepatitis Risk After Operations Using Extracorporeal Circulation (ECC) — A Prospective Study

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Although diagnostic tools have been improved very much during recent Years, hepatitis is a serious postoperative problem after open-heart procedures using extracorporeal circulation (1–4). To reduce the risk of hepatitis after cardiac surgery, we have chosen a specific program of blood donor selection, of repeated donor control, and a differentiated investigation set-up before transfusion of any donated blood.

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  1. Institute for Blood Coagulation and Transfusion Medicine,Department Surgery B, University of Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, Duesseldorf 1, D-4000, Germany

    R. Stute, W. Franzen, H. D. Schulte & H. Brüster

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  1. Chirurgische Universitätsklinik B, Moorenstraße 5, Düsseldorf 1, D-4000, Deutschland

    W. Bircks , J. Ostermeyer  & H. D. Schulte ,  & 

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Stute, R., Franzen, W., Schulte, H.D., Brüster, H. (1981). The Hepatitis Risk After Operations Using Extracorporeal Circulation (ECC) — A Prospective Study. In: Bircks, W., Ostermeyer, J., Schulte, H.D. (eds) Cardiovascular Surgery 1980. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68172-1_116

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