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A number of factors are believed to contribute to post-operative neurological complications, including embolization of particulate matter into the cerebral circulatory bed, systemic inflammation, and reduced cerebral blood flow.

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ARTICLE: Mission Trip "Highlighted" by CDI 500 System
A volunteer medical team on a clinical mission trip conducted open heart surgery during a power outage, but averted serious injury due to several features of the CDI™ 500 Blood Parameter Monitoring System, according to Hayden Dando, CCP, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia.
CDROM: A Model for Understanding Variation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Order a complimentary CDROM of the New Orleans 2005 Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposium (April 2005) to watch Robert Grooms CCP's presentation on intraoperative decision-making based on using multiple patient monitors.
ABSTRACT: How Effective are Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits at Removing Gaseous Microemboli? JECT:2002;34:34-39. Stump D, et al.
This paper demonstrates how the quantity of venous air passed through a circuit differs by circuit design and manufacturer under both VAVD and gravity conditions.
ABSTRACT: Summary of Select Studies on Air Bubble Removal
Several studies indicate that gaseous microemboli in the extracorporeal circuit is a clinical concern; some demonstrate an association between GME and neurological damage or other organ failure after cardiac surgery.
ABSTRACT: Continuous-Flow Cell Saver Reduces Cognitive Decline in Elderly Patients After Coronary Bypass Surgery. Circulation. 2007;116:1888-1895. Djaiani et al.
In this 226-patient randomized, double-blinded study, the use of the Fresenius C.A.T.S System to process shed blood showed less post-operative cognitive dysfunction than those using unprocessed shed blood.
ABSTRACT: An Evidence-Based Review of the Practice of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Adults: a Focus on Neurologic Injury, Glycemic Control, Hemodilution and the Inflammatory Response.   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg2006;132:283-290. Shann KG, et al.
The authors, members of the International Consortium for Evidence-Based Perfusion, offer their first publication of evidence and recommendations on the practice of managing patients on CPB.