Carvalho Enisa M F, Gabriel Edmo A, Salerno Tomas A
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2008 Dec;16(6):503-7. doi: 10.1177/021849230801600617.
Ischemia-reperfusion injury occurs during heart surgery in which cardiopulmonary bypass is used. Current knowledge of the factors contributing to postoperative pulmonary dysfunction and the measures to avoid it are reviewed.