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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The centrifugal pump resulted in lower plasma free haemoglobin (mean + / - SD, 50 + / - 23 vs. 72 + / - 35 mg/dl, P < 0. 01), higher platelet count (133. 1 + / - 34. 8 vs. 63. 5 + / - 29. 6 x 10 (9) / l, P < 0. 01), less platelet activation (beta-TG 1253 + / - 633 vs. 1657 + / - 677 ng/ml ; P < 0. 05), less cytokine release (IL-6 329 + / - 57 vs. 392 + / - 59 pg/ml ; P < 0. 05), and reduced levels of C3a (4822 + / - 274 vs. 5933 + / - 393 ng/ml, P < 0. 01).