The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 355-360, February 2008

The effect of hematocrit during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in infant heart surgery: Results from the combined Boston hematocrit trials

  • David Wypij, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.
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  • Richard A. Jonas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • Dr Jonas is currently Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery and Co-Director of the Children’s National Heart Institute, Washington, DC.
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  • David C. Bellinger, PhD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Pedro J. Del Nido, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • John E. Mayer Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Emile A. Bacha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Joseph M. Forbess, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • Dr Forbess is currently at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.
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  • Frank Pigula, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Peter C. Laussen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Jane W. Newburger, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jane W. Newburger, MD, MPH, Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115.

Received 9 January 2007; received in revised form 9 February 2007; accepted 6 March 2007.

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 Registered with Clinicaltrials.gov (#) NCT00006183.

 Supported by grants HL 063411 and RR 02172 from the National Institutes of Health and by the Farb Family Fund.

PII: S0022-5223(07)01449-3

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.03.067

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