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Organ dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass. A systemic inflammatory reaction initiated by the extracorporeal circuit

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  3. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, W1N 8AA, London, UK

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Westaby, S. Organ dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass. A systemic inflammatory reaction initiated by the extracorporeal circuit. Intensive Care Med 13, 89–95 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00254791

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