Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation versus conventional cardiopulmonary bypass in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (MiECS): Rationale and design of a multicentre randomised trial.
Kyriakos AnastasiadisPolychronis AntonitsisGeorgios PapazisisBettina HaidichAndreas LieboldPrakash P PunjabiSerdar GünaydinAschraf El-EssawiVivek RaoCyril SerrickIgnazzo CondelloGiuseppe NassoSahin BozokAhmet DaylanHelena ArgiriadouApostolos DeliopoulosGeorgios KarapanagiotidisFatma AshkananiNarain MoorjaniAlex CaleGabor ErdoesMark BennettPascal StarinieriThierry CarrelJohn MurkinPublished in: Perfusion (2024)
The MiECS trial has been designed to overcome perceived limitation of previous trials of MiECC. Results of the proposed study could affect current perfusion practice towards advancement of patient care.