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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 population: infants aged between 6 months and 3 years undergoing open cardiac surgery with CPB for congenital heart disease were enrolled for the study at our hospital from June 2010 to August 2011.

Relationships of adiponectin with markers of systemic inflammation and insulin resistance in infants undergoing open cardiac surgery

There is excessive activation of the hemostatic system, which is related to interaction of blood with the extensive, nonendothelial CPB surfaces , activation 6 of the extrinsic clotting pathway secondary to surgical trauma and retransfusion of pericardial blood .

Abnormal post-operative bleeding in patients with congenital heart diseases undergoing open heart surgery

Changes in systemic perfusion occur during CPB and these changes affect gastrointestinal perfusion.

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 C&S Electric court ruled that Consolidated, not CPB, had a prior right to the sums payable by Arakaki to C&S on the project.

Joint check agreements: who's on first?

CPB Contractors Managing Director Juan Santamaria said: 'This is a key missing link in Victoria's freeway network.

CIMIC's CPB Contractors selected for $195m North East Link early works

In related news, CPB has a new VP/Communications: Shana Teehan.

House OK's More Money For U.S. Pubcasters

They rate the federal contribution to CPB (which, in turn, funds PBS) as a very effective use of their tax dollars.

E pluribus Elmo

The CPB said that if the service provider, Akamai, collapses or is hacked, the Dutch banking sector could be crippled.

Newspaper report says Dutch banks too dependent on US security firm

Online cancer-related ISIN and five covariates were used in the analysis as exogenous variables, with CFAT, HSE, and CPB included as endogenous variables.

It is an established fact that tissue hypoperfusion is associated with lactic acidosis secondary to anaerobic metabolism, hence measurement of blood lactate levels can be used as a marker to assess the adequacy of tissue perfusion8, which is at risk during CPB and in the immediate postoperative period.

EFFECTS OF PROPOFOL INFUSION VERSUS SEVOFLURANE ON HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE DURING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY

Customs and Border Protection (CPB), authorities said.

Fake Air Jordans Seized By Border Protection At Airport

A Child Protection Bureau (CPB) team, during the current anti-beggar drive, took 42 child beggars including 25 boys and 17 girls into custody.