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Comparing the Effect of Preoperative Administration of Methylprednisolone and its Administration Before and During Surgery on the Clinical Outcome in Pediatric Open Heart Surgeries
Author(s) -
Ghasem Soltani,
Mohammad Abbasi Tashnizi,
Aliasghar Moeinipour,
Mahmoud Ganjifard,
Jamil Esfahanizadeh,
Alireza Sepehri Shamloo,
Seyed Javad Purafzali Firuzabadi,
Nahid Zirak
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
iranian red crescent medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-1812
pISSN - 2074-1804
DOI - 10.5812/ircmj.8105
Subject(s) - medicine , mechanical ventilation , cardiopulmonary bypass , anesthesia , creatinine , methylprednisolone , cardiac surgery , perioperative , inotrope , surgery
Cardiac surgery under Cardiopulmonary bypass causes a systemic inflammatory response with a multifactorial etiology including direct tissue damage, ischemia and stimulation of immune system induced by cardiopulmonary bypass. This study was designed due to the high prevalence and complications of this stimulated immune system in mortality, morbidity, length of ICU stay, and mechanical ventilation.

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