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N-acetylcysteine for preventing acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery patients with pre-existing moderate renal insufficiency
N-acetylcysteine may prevent acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. To determine if N-acetylcysteine warrants definitive evaluation in a large multicentre trial, we evaluated its effects on a surrogate out...
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The role of recombinant factor VIIa in on-pump cardiac surgery: Proceedings of the Canadian Consensus Conference
Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) is currently not approved by Health Canada or the Food and Drug Administration for treating excessive blood loss in nonhemophiliac patients undergoing on-pump cardiac ...
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An update on the beta blocker meta analysis: heart rate control reduces post-operative MI
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Delirium and organic brain injury after cardiac surgery
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Identification of genetic risk factors predictive of adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery
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The effects of volatile anesthetics on cardiac ischemic complications and mortality in CABG: a meta-analysis
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is associated with cardiac complications, including ischemia, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and death. Volatile anesthetics have been shown to have a preconditi...
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Prediction of massive blood transfusion in cardiac surgery
In cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), excessive blood loss requiring the transfusion of multiple red blood cell (RBC) units is a common complication that is associated with significant morbidit...
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Determinants of complications with recombinant factor VIIa for refractory blood loss in cardiac surgery
Recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) is being used for refractory, excessive blood loss (EBL) after cardiac surgery, but its safety for this indication is not known.
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Prognostic value of postoperative proteinuria in cardiac surgery: a pilot study
Proteinuria is a non-specific marker of inflammation that may reflect the glomerular component of systemic capillary leak. The objective of this pilot study was to determine if postoperative proteinuria is ass...
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Platelet transfusions are not associated with increased morbidity or mortality in cardiac surgery
To determine the independent relationship between leukoreduced platelet transfusions and adverse events in cardiac surgery.
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N-acetylcysteine for reducing renal injury in cardiac surgerywd
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Ischemic preconditioning with volatile anesthetics in CABG: A meta-analysis
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Improving risk-prediction for dialysis after cardiac surgery
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Thoracic epidural or beta-blockers do not reduce Post Operative MI
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Meta-analysis of the analgesic efficacy of clonidine for postop pain
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Evidence-based perioperative risk reduction
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Best evidence in anesthetic practice Prevention: epidural anesthesia and analgesia does not reduce 30-day all-cause mortality and major morbidity after abdominal surgery
For patients undergoing major abdominal operations, does epidural/general anesthesia and postoperative epidural analgesia reduce the 30-day frequency of postoperative death and major complications compared to ...