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CPB

A slang term for a situation in which an employee is taking care of personal matters while at work. For example, an employee who sits at his desk and works on his novel instead of dealing with customers is CPB. The term is an abbreviation for "conducting personal business."
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Patient's hemoglobin (Hb) during CPB; and total CPB time were also noted in both groups and Pearson's correlation of these variables was calculated with lactate levels.
COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF LACTATE LEVELS DURING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS ON PATIENT OUTCOME
Routine median sternotomy and standard CPB (Sarns 8000, Terumo, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) with an extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (Capiox [sup][R] SX18, Terumo, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) were carried out in sequence to maintain the body temperature at 28[degrees]C-30[degrees]C during surgery.
MicroRNA-125a expression in isolated lymphocytes and decreased regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted production during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
The diagnostic yield of CPB depends on geographical area, patient selection and the number of pleural tissues taken.
Yield of closed pleural biopsy and cytology in exudative pleural effusion
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) created in 1969 by CPB.
The corporation for public broadcasting: federal funding and issues
With improvements in surgical techniques and extracorporeal oxygenation, Patients undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB are at increased risk for excessive perioperative blood loss requiring transfusion of blood products.
Abnormal post-operative bleeding in patients with congenital heart diseases undergoing open heart surgery
Kaplan started in the position as the CPB faced threats of federal funding cuts and accusations of bias in the coverage it supports through NPR and PBS.
Joel Kaplan
Results: In both CPB and 0PCAB groups, I-FABP level at the end of the operation was significantly higher than that noted at the beginning of the operation (p<0.
Clinical significance of intestinal type fatty acid binding protein in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery/Koroner arter baypas cerrahisi geciren hastalarda intestinal tipteki yag asitini baglayan proteinin klinik onemi
The 2010 and 2009 figures were respectively the biggest expansion and contraction since the institute started compiling the data in 1991, CPB economist Jos Ebregt told Reuters.
Global economy picking up again
The idea, explains CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison, is to enable these centers to "do a really deep dive and impact the region" and to "engage with communities.
Public TV moving into local news: cuts in coverage by hometown papers inspire 'Local Journalism Centers'
2]O during CPB improves post-bypass oxygenation compared with leaving the lungs deflated, in children with ventricular septal defects (VSD).
CPAP of 10 cm[H.sub.2]O during cardiopulmonary bypass followed by an alveolar recruitment manoeuvre does not improve post-bypass oxygenation compared to a recruitment manoeuvre alone in children
According to the prosecutors, the management contracts between CPB and the real estate group under the leadership of Petrikovics, who managed both the group and the bank, had a term of three years until the end of 2008.
Petrikovics wanted to pay EUR 1bn in management fees - report
Even with great surgical skill, and devices invented to reduce motion of the target area for grafting, there is a greater likelihood of graft failure (in other words, the graft becomes blocked and no longer supplies blood to the coronary artery) with off-pump CABG compared to traditional CPB methods.
Can you explain which procedures require the use of a heart-lung machine and what exactly the concerns are about neurological problems associated with such a device?
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