title: Vacuum-assisted drainage in cardiopulmonary bypass: advantages and disadvantages.
abstract: Systematic review of vacuum assisted drainage in cardiopulmonary bypass, demonstrating its advantages and disadvantages, by case reports and evidence about its effects on microcirculation. We conducted a systematic search on the period 1997-2012, in the databases PubMed, Medline, Lilacs and SciELO. Of the 70 selected articles, 26 were included in the review. Although the vacuum assisted drainage has significant potential for complications and requires appropriate technology and professionalism, prevailed in literature reviewed the concept that vacuum assisted drainage contributed in reducing the rate of transfusions, hemodilutions, better operative field, no significant increase in hemolysis, reduced complications surgical, use of lower prime and of smaller diameter cannulas.
authors.forename: Elio Barreto de
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Carvalho Filho
authors.forename: Fernando Augusto de Lima
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Marson
authors.forename: Loredana Nilkenes Gomes da
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Nilson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Antunes
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014618:Vacuum