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Preoperative statin therapy and infectious complications in cardiac surgery

AIM: To assess whether preoperative statin therapy is associated with the risk of postoperative infection in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS: 520 patients undergoing cardiac surgery in 2010 were retrospectively examined. Data regarding statin and antibiotic use prior to and after surger...

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Autores principales: Hartholt, N. L., Rettig, T. C. D., Schijffelen, M., Morshuis, W. J., van de Garde, E. M. W., Noordzij, P. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391173/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25055990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12471-014-0581-5