Does cardiopulmonary bypass reduce the minimum alveolar concentration for isoflurane?
CPB resulted in a small (10%) but significant reduction in the MAC for isoflurane. The mechanism behind this reduction in MAC is not clear but may be related to CPB-induced cerebral injury.
This is the first study to find that a single transfusion of basophils is sufficient to boost protein-based memory responses against pneumococcal protein antigens, thereby providing significant protection against IPD in mice.