Tiny Perfusion Letter #828

In about one month, it will be World Patient Safety Day

The 2026 edition of World Patient Safety Day focuses on addressing one of the major health concerns affecting billions of people and accounting for 74% of deaths worldwide, namely noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Noncommunicable diseases are long-term conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, that can affect people of all ages and often require ongoing care throughout life

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Retrograde Lower Body Perfusion Is Associated with Reduced Acute Kidney Injury in Stage II Palliation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

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Randomized Pilot Trial of Intraoperative Hemoadsorption in Clopidogrel Treated Patients Undergoing Urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

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