title: The adhesiveness of blood platelets before, during and after cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: The influence of cardiopulmonary bypass on the adhesiveness of blood platelets, using both bubble (Bentley and Rygg-Kyvsgaard) and membrane (Landé-Edwards) oxygenators, was investigated. With both types of oxygenators, there was a considerable fall in platelet adhesiveness during cardiopulmonary bypass, particularly with the Rygg-Kyvsgaard apparatus. The adhesiveness increased 30 minutes after bypass, but it was still not restored to the initial value.
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006801:Humans; D010106:Oxygenators; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness; D013997:Time Factors