@article{Landis_Murkin_Stump_Baker_Arrowsmith_De Somer_Dain_Dobkowski_Ellis_Falter_Fischer_Hammon_Jonas_Kramer_Likosky_Milsom_Poullis_Verrier_Walley_Westaby_2011, title={Consensus Statement: Minimal Criteria for Reporting the Systemic Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass}, volume={13}, url={https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/583}, DOI={10.1532/HSF98.20101182}, abstractNote={The lack of established cause and effect between putative mediators of inflammation and adverse clinical outcomes has been responsible for many failed anti-inflammatory interventions in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Candidate interventions that impress in preclinical trials by suppressing a given inflammation marker might fail at the clinical trial stage because the marker of interest is not linked causally to an adverse outcome. Alternatively, there exist examples in which pharmaceutical agents or other interventions improve clinical outcomes but for which we are uncertain of any antiinflammatory mechanism. The Outcomes consensus panel made 3 recommendations in 2009 for the conduct of clinical trials focused on the systemic inflammatory response. This panel was tasked with updating, as well as simplifying, a previous consensus statement. The present recommendations for investigators are the following: (1) Measure at least 1 inflammation marker, defined in broad terms; (2) measure at least 1 clinical end point, drawn from a list of practical yet clinically meaningful end points suggested by the consensus panel; and (3) report a core set of CPB and perfusion criteria that may be linked to outcomes. Our collective belief is that adhering to these simple consensus recommendations will help define the influence of CPB practice on the systemic inflammatory response, advance our understanding of causal inflamatory mechanisms, and standardize the reporting of research findings in the peer-reviewed literature.}, number={2}, journal={The Heart Surgery Forum}, author={Landis, R. Clive and Murkin, John M. and Stump, David A. and Baker, Robert A. and Arrowsmith, Joseph E. and De Somer, Filip and Dain, Steven L. and Dobkowski, Wojciech B. and Ellis, John E. and Falter, Florian and Fischer, Gregory and Hammon, John W. and Jonas, Richard A. and Kramer, Robert S. and Likosky, Donald S. and Milsom, F. Paget and Poullis, Michael and Verrier, Edward D. and Walley, Keith and Westaby, Stephen}, year={2011}, month={Jun.}, pages={E108-A-E115-A} }