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Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited Commentary

Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato, Via Morandi 30 - San Donato Milanese, Milan, 20097, Italy

(Email: cardioanestesia@virgilio.it).

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The article from Eggum and coworkers [1] addresses an important topic: Can we expect changes in temperature management during cardiopulmonary bypass to result in a different inflammatory response during and after a cardiac operation in pediatric patients? As the authors outlined, the current literature is not in agreement regarding this issue. Actually, I believe that this is basically a "negative" study, because the final results do not support any protective effect for either mild . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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