Publications by authors named "Elijah W Murithi"
Background: Comparison of the cytokine generation and leukocyte activation properties of Duroflo II heparin bonded bypass circuit (Baxter Healthcare Corp, Compton, UK) and the conventional cardiopulmonary bypass circuit. Attempt to correlate these to pulmonary dysfunction postoperatively.
Methods: Forty patients undergoing elective, isolated coronary artery bypass grafting were randomly allocated to have either plain extracorporeal circuits (group C) or heparin bonded extracorporeal circuits (group H).