Retrograde Autologous Priming: Is It Really Effective in Reducing Red Blood Cell Transfusions during Extracorporeal Circulation?
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Lim, Cheong
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Son, Kuk-Hui (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) Park, Kay-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Jheon, Sang-Hoon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Sung, Sook-Whan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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