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Microembolization: Etiology and Prevention

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The recognition of microembolization as a potential cause of postoperative morbidity after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has led to much research into the etiology and prevention of microemboli. This in turn has led to changes in clinical practice, not all of which have reduced the incidence of microembolization during CPB. Although a substantial understanding of the problem of microembolization now exists, the precise contribution of microembolic events to perioperative morbidity and mortality has not been established.

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Fish, K.J. (1988). Microembolization: Etiology and Prevention. In: Hilberman, M. (eds) Brain Injury and Protection During Heart Surgery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2075-3_5

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