The effect of open heart surgery on circulating lymphocytes and lymphocyte subsets in pediatric patients

Bayer, Aydin; Dogan, Oemer; Ersoy, Figen; Ersoy, Uensal

The effect of open heart surgery on circulating lymphocytes and lymphocyte subsets in pediatric patients

Bayer A., Dogan O. F., Ersoy F., Ersoy U.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.13-17, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.13-17
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with humoral and cellular activation, leading to organ dysfunction and an increased risk for infections in the postoperative period. The goal of our study was to investigate the effect of CPB on cellular immune system in children.