• Delaney E, Rosinski D, Ellis H, Samolyk KA, Riley JB An In-Vitro Comparison between Hemobag^® and Non-Hemobag^® Ultrafiltration Methods of Salvaging Circuit Blood Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass JECT 2010;42:128–133.
• Beckmann SR, Carlile D, Bissinger RC, Burrell M, Winkler T, Shely WW. Improved coagulation and blood conservation in the golden hours after cardiopulmonary bypass. J Extra Corpor Technol 2007 Jun;39(2):103-8.
• Moskowitz, DM, Klein JJ, Shander A, Perelman SI, McMurtry KA, Cousineau KM, Ergin MA. Use of the Hemobag^® for modified ultrafiltration in a Jehovah's Witness patient undergoing cardiac surgery. JECT 2006;38:265-70.
• Samolyk KA, Beckmann SR, Bissinger RC. A new practical technique to reduce allogeneic blood exposure and hospital costs while preserving clotting factors after cardiopulmonary bypass: the Hemobag^®. Perfusion 2005 Oct;20(6):343–9.
• Ultrafiltration's immediate and long-term benefits demonstrated in heart failure patients
• Ultrafiltration: An innovative therapeutic approach to heart failure (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston)

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• Atkins BZ, Danielson DS, Fitzpatrick CM, Dixon P, Petersen RP, Carpenter AJ. Modified ultrafiltration attenuates pulmonary-derived inflammatory mediators in response to cardiopulmonary bypass. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Nov;11(5):599-603. Epub 2010 Aug 3.
• Torina AG, Petrucci O, Oliveira PP, Severino ES, Vilarinho KA, Lavagnoli CF, Blotta MH, Vieira RW. The effects of modified ultrafiltration on pulmonary function and transfusion requirements in patients underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc. 2010 Mar;25(1):59-65.
• Mahrukh Zahoor, Safdar Abbass, Asif Ali Khan, S. Afzal Ahmad MODIFIED ULTRAFILTRATION: ROLE IN ADULT CARDIAC SURGICAL HAEMOSTASIS. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2007;19(4)
• William J. Greeley, James M. Steven, Susan C. Nicolson, Frank H. Kern Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery - Modified Ultrafiltration. Copyright © 2000, 1995, 1990, 1985, 1979 by Churchill Livingstone
• University of Campinas, Brazil Does Modified Ultrafiltration Improves Inflammatory Response and Cardiopulmonary Function After CABG Procedures? Hospital da Clinicas, Brazil

• Arnestad JP, Hyllner M, Bengtson JP, Tylman M, Mollnes TE, Bengtsson A. Removal of activated complement from shed blood: comparison of high- and low-dilutional haemofiltration. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1998 Aug;42(7):811-5.
• Atkins BZ, Danielson DS, Fitzpatrick CM, Dixon P, Petersen RP, Carpenter AJ. Modified ultrafiltration attenuates pulmonary-derived inflammatory mediators in response to cardiopulmonary bypass. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Nov;11(5):599-603. Epub 2010 Aug 3.
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• Blijdorp K, Cransberg K, Wildschut ED, Gischler SJ, Jan Houmes R, Wolff ED, Tibboel D. Haemofiltration in newborns treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A case-comparison study. Crit Care 2009 Apr 3;13(2):R48. [Epub ahead of print]
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• Boodhwani M, Hamilton A, de Varennes B, Mesana T, Williams K, Wells GA, Nathan H, Dupuis JY, Babaev A, Wells P, Rubens FD. A multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of testing modified ultrafiltration as a blood conservation technology in cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 Mar;139(3):701-6.
• Boodhwani M, Williams K, Babaev A, Gill G, Saleem N, Rubens FD. Ultrafiltration reduces blood transfusions following cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006 Oct 12; [Epub ahead of print]
• Campbell JA, Holt DW, Shostrom VK, Durham SJ. Influence of intraoperative fluid volume on cardiopulmonary bypass hematocrit and blood transfusions in coronary artery bypass surgery. J Extra Corpor Technol 2008 Jun;40(2):99-108.
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• Cheng W, Xiao YB, Zhong QJ. Application of modified ultrafiltration in infants undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2008 Apr;10(2):152-4.
• Coraim FI, Wolner E. Continuous hemofiltration for the failing heart (review). New Horiz 1995 Nov;3(4):725-31.
• Coraim F, Pauser G, Stellwag F, Werner T, Ziegler W. Positive modification of hemodynamics in post cardiac surgery patients by hemofiltration. Improved method for the demonstration of myocardial depressant factor (MDF) in hemofiltrate. Anaesthesist 1985 May; 34(5):236-40.
• Elahi MM, Yann Lim M, Joseph RN, Dhannapuneni RR, Spyt TJ.
  Early hemofiltration improves survival in post-cardiotomy patients with acute renal failure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 Nov;26(5):1027-31.
• Greeley W, Steven J, Nicolson S, Kern F Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery - Modified Ultrafiltration. Copyright © 2000, 1995, 1990, 1985, 1979 by Churchill Livingstone
• Gu YJ, Vermeijden WJ, de Vries AJ, Hagenaars JA, Graaff R, van Oeveren W. Influence of mechanical cell salvage on red blood cell aggregation, deformability, and 2, 3-diphosphoglycerate in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 Nov;86(5):1570-5.
• Hlatky MA, et al. Coronary artery bypass surgery compared with percutaneous coronary interventions for multivessel disease: a collaborative analysis of individual patient data from ten randomised trials.Lancet 2009 Mar 20.
  • Heart bypass surgery better than angioplasty for certain patients, Stanford study shows (19 Mar. 2009)
• Honore' PM, Joannes-Boyau O, Merson L, Boer W, Piette V, Galloy AC, Janvier G. The big bang of hemofiltration: the beginning of a new era in the third millennium for extra-corporeal blood purification! Int J Artif Organs. 2006 Jul;29(7):649-59.
• Huang H, Yao T, Wang W, Zhu D, Zhang W, Chen H, et al. Continuous ultrafiltration attenuates the pulmonary injury that follows open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 Jul;76(1):136-40. 
• Jacob M, Chappell D, Hollmann MW. Current aspects of perioperative fluid handling in vascular surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2009 Feb;22(1):100-8.
• Journois D, Israel-Biet D, Pouard P, Rolland B, Silvester W, Vouhe P, etal. High-volume, zero-balanced hemofiltration to reduce delayed inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass in children. Anesthesiology 1996 Nov;85(5):965-76.
• Kamada M, Niibori K, Akimoto H, Yokoyama H, Tofukuji M, Iguchi A, et al. Efficacy of modified ultrafiltration in coronary artery bypass grafting. Kyobu Geka 2001 Jun;54(6):463-7. 
• Kamijo Y, Soma K, Sugimoto K, Tsuruta H, Ohwada T. The effect of a hemofilter during extracorporeal circulation on hemodynamics in patients with SIRS. Intensive Care Med 2000 Sep;26(9):1355-9.
• Kiziltepe U, Uysalel A, Corapcioglu T, Dalva K, Akan H, Akalin H.
  Effects of combined conventional and modified ultrafiltration in adult patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2001 Feb;71(2):684-93.
• Leyh RG, Bartels C, Joubert-Hubner E, Bechtel JF, Sievers HH. Influence of modified ultrafiltration on coagulation, fibrinolysis and blood loss in adult cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 Feb;19(2):145-51.
• Loeffelbein F, Zirell U, Benk C, Schlensak C, Dittrich S. High colloid oncotic pressure priming of cardiopulmonary bypass in neonates and infants: implications on haemofiltration, weight gain and renal function. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Sep;34(3):648-52. Epub 2008 Jul 30.
• Luciani GB, Menon T,Vecchi B, Auriemma S, Mazzucco A. Modified ultrafiltration reduces morbidity after adult cardiac operations. A prospective, randomized clinical trial. Circulation 2001 Sep 18;104(12 Suppl 1):I253-9.
• Nikolsky E, Mehran R, Sadeghi HM, Grines CL, Cox DA, Garcia E, et al. Prognostic impact of blood transfusion after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: analysis from the CADILLAC (Controlled Abciximab and Device Investigation to Lower Late Angioplasty Complications) Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Jul;2(7):633-5.
• Mahrukh Zahoor, Safdar Abbass, Asif Ali Khan, S. Afzal Ahmad MODIFIED ULTRAFILTRATION: ROLE IN ADULT CARDIAC SURGICAL HAEMOSTASIS. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2007;19(4)
• Morgan SH, Mansell MA, Thompson FD. Fluid removal by haemofiltration in diuretic resistant cardiac failure. Br Heart J 1985 Aug;54(2):218-9.
• Nakamura Y, Masuda M, Toshima Y, Asou T, Oe M, Kinoshita K, et al. Comparative study of cell saver and ultrafiltration nontransfusion in cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 1990 Jun;49(6):973-8. 
• Oliver WC Jr, Nuttall GA, Orszulak TA, Bamlet WR, Abel MD, Ereth MH, Schaff HV. Hemofiltration but not steroids results in earlier tracheal extubation following cardiopulmonary bypass: a prospective, randomized double-blind trial. Anesthesiology 2004 Aug;101(2):327-39.
• Onoe M, Magara T, Nojima T, Yamamoto Y, Hong S, Uga H, Kiguchi T, Minamoto Y, Sasai S. Application of modified ultrafiltration to cardiac surgery in adults. Kyobu Geka. 1999 Jun;52(6):451-4.
• Onoe M, Magara T, Yamamoto Y, Nojima T. Modified ultrafiltration removes serum interleukin-8 in adult cardiac surgery. Perfusion. 2001 Jan;16(1):37-42.
• Otaki M, Enmoto T, Oku H. Coronary bypass grafting for patients dependent on dialysis: modified ultrafiltration for perioperative management. ASAIO J 2003 Nov/Dec; 49(6): 650-4.
• Pérez-Vela J, Ruiz-Alonso E, Guillén-Ramirez F, García-Maellas M, Renes-Carreño E, Cerro-García M, et al. ICU outcomes in adult cardiac surgery patients in relation to ultrafiltration type. Perfusion. 2008 Mar;23(2):79-87.
• Poullis M, Manning R, Haskard D, Taylor K. Reopro removal during cardiopulmonary bypass using a hemoconcentrator. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 May;117(5):1032-4.
• Raman JS, Hata M, Bellomo R, Kohchi K, Cheung HL, Buxton BF. Hemofiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass for high risk adult cardiac surgery. Int J Artif Organs 2003 Aug;26(8):753-7. 
• Ronco C, Tetta C, Lupi A, Galloni E, Bettini MC, Sereni L, et al. Removal of platelet-activating factor in experimental continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration. Crit Care Med 1995 Jan;23(1):99-107.
• Rosenthal  K. Using ultrafiltration to treat heart failure. Nursing 2004 Apr: 34(4):17.
• Sever K, Tansel T, Basaran M, Kafali E, Ugurlucan M, Ali Sayin O, et al. The benefits of continuous ultrafiltration in pediatric cardiac surgery. Scand Cardiovasc J 2004 Oct;38(5):307-11.
• Skaryak LA, Kirshbom PM, DiBernardo LR, Kern FH, Greeley WJ, Ungerleider RM, et al. Modified ultrafiltration improves cerebral metabolic recovery after circulatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 Apr;109(4):744-51; discussion 751-2.
• Smigla GR, Lawson DS, Shearer IR, Jaggers J, Milano C, Welsby I. An ultrafiltration technique for directly reinfusing residual cardiopulmonary bypass blood. J Extra Corpor Technol 2004 Sep; 36(3):231-4.
• Solem JO, Stahl E, Kugelberg J, Steen S. Hemoconcentration by ultrafiltration during open-heart surgery. Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1988;22(3):271-4.
• Tallman RD, Dumond M, Brown D. Inflammatory mediator removal by zero-balance ultrafiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass. Perfusion 2002 Mar;17(2):111-5.
• Tassani P, Richter JA, Eising GP, Barankay A, Braun SL, Haehnel CH, et al. Influence of combined zero-balanced and modified ultrafiltration on the systemic inflammatory response during coronary artery bypass grafting. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anest 1999 Jun;13(3):285-91. 
• Torina AG, Petrucci O, Oliveira PP, Severino ES, Vilarinho KA, Lavagnoli CF, Blotta MH, Vieira RW. The effects of modified ultrafiltration on pulmonary function and transfusion requirements in patients underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc. 2010 Mar;25(1):59-65.
• von Bormann B, Weidler B, Holleufer R, Muller-Wiefel H, Trobisch H. Alternative mechanical autotransfusion. Hemofiltration vs. hemoseparation [German]. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther1992 Feb;27(1):11-7.
• University of Campinas, Brazil Does Modified Ultrafiltration Improves Inflammatory Response and Cardiopulmonary Function After CABG Procedures? Hospital da Clinicas, Brazil
• Walpoth BH, Amport T, Schmid R, Kipfer B, Lanz M, Spaeth P, Kurt G, Althaus U. Hemofiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass: quality assessment of hemoconcentrated blood. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 Jun;42(3):162-9.

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