Complement-mediated leucoembolization: a mechanism of tissue damage during extracorporeal perfusions, myocardial infarction and in shock--a review
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The complement (C) system evolved as a beneficial antimicrobial system. However, when activated during extracorporeal perfusion as with haemodialysis or cardiopulmonary bypass modest pulmonary dysfunction associated with granulocyte aggregation and embolizatio... ...