Open AccessPostoperative cardiac surgery outcomes in a statin-native population
Author(s) -
Sameh Aboulnaga,
Ahmed Mahfouz,
Hesham Ewila,
Alejandro Kohn Tuli,
Rajvir Singh,
Amr S Omar,
Abdulaziz Al Khualifi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_229_17
Subject(s) - medicine , statin , cardiac surgery , perioperative , rhabdomyolysis , intensive care unit , retrospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , creatine kinase , population , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
Statin utilization had been associated with improved survival after cardiac surgery. We aim to study whether perioperative treatment with statin could be associated with increased postoperative complications.