| Successful use of bivalirudin as anticoagulant for ECMO in a patient with acute HIT A Koster, Y Weng, W Böttcher, T Gromann, H Kuppe, R Hetzer The Annals of thoracic surgery 83 (5), 1865-1867, 2007 | 97 | 2007 |
| Repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in infants and children V Alexi-Meskishvili, BA Nasseri, S Nordmeyer, B Schmitt, YG Weng, ... The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 142 (4), 868-874, 2011 | 94 | 2011 |
| Blood transfusion determines postoperative morbidity in pediatric cardiac surgery applying a comprehensive blood-sparing approach M Redlin, M Kukucka, W Boettcher, H Schoenfeld, M Huebler, H Kuppe, ... The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 146 (3), 537-542, 2013 | 82 | 2013 |
| Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for intraoperative cardiac support in children with congenital heart disease A Loforte, EM Delmo Walter, B Stiller, M Huebler, V Alexi-Meskishvili, ... Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 10 (5), 753-758, 2010 | 78 | 2010 |
| Cerebral oxygen monitoring during neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest H Abdul-Khaliq, D Troitzsch, S Schubert, A Wehsack, W Böttcher, ... The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon 50 (02), 77-81, 2002 | 70 | 2002 |
| Pulsatile mechanical cardiac assistance in pediatric patients with the Berlin heart ventricular assist device F Merkle, W Boettcher, B Stiller, R Hetzer The journal of extracorporeal technology 35 (2), 115-120, 2003 | 61 | 2003 |
| Regional differences in tissue oxygenation during cardiopulmonary bypass for correction of congenital heart disease in neonates and small infants: relevance of near-infrared … M Redlin, A Koster, M Huebler, W Boettcher, N Nagdyman, R Hetzer, ... The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 136 (4), 962-967, 2008 | 55 | 2008 |
| Perfusion technique for nonhaemic cardiopulmonary bypass prime in neonates and infants under 6 kg body weight F Merkle, W Boettcher, F Schulz, A Koster, M Huebler, R Hetzer Perfusion 19 (4), 229-237, 2004 | 52 | 2004 |
| History of extracorporeal circulation: the conceptional and developmental period W Boettcher, F Merkle, HH Weitkemper The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology 35 (3), 172-183, 2003 | 47 | 2003 |
| A new miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass system reduces transfusion requirements during neonatal cardiac surgery: initial experience in 13 consecutive patients A Koster, M Huebler, W Boettcher, M Redlin, F Berger, R Hetzer The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 137 (6), 1565-1568, 2009 | 45 | 2009 |
| Protein S-100β in brain and serum after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in rabbits: relationship to perivascular astrocytic swelling H Abdul-Khaliq, S Schubert, G Stoltenburg-Didinger, D Troitzsch, ... Walter de Gruyter 38 (11), 1169-1172, 2000 | 44 | 2000 |
| Dynamic changes in cerebral oxygenation related to deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest evaluated by near‐infrared spectroscopy H Abdul‐Khaliq, S Schubert, D Troitzsch, M Huebler, W Boettcher, ... Acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica 45 (6), 696-701, 2001 | 43 | 2001 |
| Minimizing intraoperative hemodilution by use of a very low priming volume cardiopulmonary bypass in neonates with transposition of the great arteries M Redlin, M Huebler, W Boettcher, M Kukucka, H Schoenfeld, R Hetzer, ... The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 142 (4), 875-881, 2011 | 42 | 2011 |
| Rescue extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children with refractory cardiac arrest EM Delmo Walter, V Alexi-Meskishvili, M Huebler, M Redlin, W Boettcher, ... Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 12 (6), 929-934, 2011 | 42 | 2011 |
| History of extracorporeal circulation: the invention and modification of blood pumps W Boettcher, F Merkle, HH Weitkemper The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology 35 (3), 184-191, 2003 | 40 | 2003 |
| Effects of a comprehensive blood-sparing approach using body weight–adjusted miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass circuits on transfusion requirements in pediatric cardiac surgery M Redlin, H Habazettl, W Boettcher, M Kukucka, H Schoenfeld, R Hetzer, ... The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 144 (2), 493-499, 2012 | 39 | 2012 |
| The first closure of the persistent ductus arteriosus VV Alexi-Meskishvili, W Böttcher The Annals of thoracic surgery 90 (1), 349-356, 2010 | 39 | 2010 |
| Factors influencing the change in cerebral hemodynamics in pediatric patients during and after corrective cardiac surgery of congenital heart diseases by means of full-flow … H Abdul-Khaliq, R Uhlig, W Böttcher, P Ewert, V Alexi-Meskishvili, ... Perfusion 17 (3), 179-185, 2002 | 36 | 2002 |
| Routine application of bloodless priming in neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass: a 3-year experience W Boettcher, N Sinzobahamvya, O Miera, M Redlin, F Dehmel, MY Cho, ... Pediatric cardiology 38 (4), 807-812, 2017 | 34 | 2017 |
| Blood transfusion during versus after cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with postoperative morbidity in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery M Redlin, W Boettcher, M Kukucka, H Kuppe, H Habazettl Perfusion 29 (4), 327-332, 2014 | 34 | 2014 |
