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Comparing hemolysis among extracorporeal pumps: A large-scale retrospective study

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study compared four types of heart-lung machines used in critical care. It looked at 230 patients to see which machines caused the most red blood cell breakdown. This breakdown can hurt the kidneys. The study shows a link between machine type and kidney stress, but it does not prove one machine is better than another.

Who did this work

Linda Elias Sousse (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) · Junya Hagiwara · Qianqian Liu · Timothy M. Maul (University of Pittsburgh) · Joel Michalek · Jeffrey D. DellaVolpe

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-23
https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591261499223