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What effects do hemodilution and blood transfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass have on renal outcomes?

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Stafford-Smith, M., Newman, M. What effects do hemodilution and blood transfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass have on renal outcomes?. Nat Rev Nephrol 2, 188–189 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0128

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