title: [Oxygen carriers in cardiac surgery].
abstract: Artificial oxygen carriers may be grouped into two categories: Hemoglobin-based solutions and perfluoro-chemical based emulsions. Allogenic erythrocyte transfusions represent a limited resource and are associated with adverse events such as acute transfusion reactions, transmission of infectious diseases, immunosuppression and postoperative infections. Although "artificial blood" is not yet a clinical reality, several temporary "artificial oxygen carriers" are in late stage clinical development.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anestesiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Tlalpan, México. moloina@aol.com
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Molina Méndez
mesh_terms: D001802:Blood Substitutes; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006438:Hemodilution; D006801:Humans; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D001802:Blood Substitutes; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D010100:Oxygen