Open AccessCorticosteroids and Outcome in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery
Author(s) -
Sara K. Pasquali,
Matt Hall,
Jennifer S. Li,
Eric D. Peterson,
James Jaggers,
Andrew J. Lodge,
Bradley S. Marino,
Denise M. Goodman,
Samir S. Shah
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.948737
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , propensity score matching , confounding , surgery , pediatrics
Children undergoing congenital heart surgery often receive corticosteroids with the aim of reducing the inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass; however, the value of this approach is unclear.
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