Preoperative statin administration is associated with lower mortality and decreased need for postoperative hemodialysis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. [electronic resource]
- Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Aug 2009
- 468-73 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1532-8422
10.1053/j.jvca.2008.11.005 doi
Acute Kidney Injury--etiology Adult Black or African American Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis of Variance Coronary Artery Bypass--mortality Creatinine--blood Ethnicity Female Glomerular Filtration Rate--physiology Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--therapeutic use Kidney Function Tests Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications--epidemiology Preoperative Care Renal Dialysis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Sex Factors Treatment Outcome