Jiayu Zou

Association between intraoperative 20% albumin administration and perioperative RBC transfusion in total arch replacement: a single-center retrospective cohort study

Intraoperative albumin administration has been associated with increased bleeding and transfusion in on-pump cardiac surgery. However, albumin may also protect the endothelial glycocalyx and modulate inflammation during prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and deep hypothermic...