Open AccessThe effect of chronic steroid therapy on outcomes following cardiac surgery: a propensity-matched analysis
Author(s) -
Krishnanand R. Pai,
Ian R. Ramnarine,
Antony D. Grayson,
Neeraj Mediratta
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.03.034
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac surgery , myocardial infarction , propensity score matching , anesthesia , surgery , prednisolone
Steroids are beneficial in reducing the inflammatory response accompanying surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. However, chronic steroid therapy has been implicated as a risk factor for abdominal complications and mortality following surgery. We assessed the impact of chronic steroid therapy had on outcome following cardiac surgery.
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