Lachmandath Tewarie

Blood-based versus crystalloid cardiopulmonary bypass priming in left ventricular assist device surgery: impact on end-organ function and survival

OBJECTIVES: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) priming may influence hemodilution, bleeding and end-organ injury during HeartMate 3 (HM3) implantation, but evidence in contemporary left ventricular assist device (LVAD) surgery is limited. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed 92 HM3 imp...