An evidence-based review of the practice of cardiopulmonary bypass in adults: A focus on neurologic injury, glycemic control, hemodilution, and the inflammatory response

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From the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center, Bronx, NY; the Departments of Surgery, Medicine, and Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH; the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada; Cardiac Surgical Research Group, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, Australia; the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH; Fresenius Medical Care Extracorporeal Alliance, San Diego, Calif; Christina Care Health System, Wilmington, Del; the Department of Anesthesiology, Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC; the Department of Perfusion Services, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Conn; Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass; and the Green Lane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.