Does short preoperative statin therapy prevent infectious complications in adults undergoing cardiac or non-cardiac surgery?: A meta-analysis of 5 randomized placebo-controlled trials

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of preoperative statin therapy on the incidence of postoperative infection. METHODS: This systematic review of the literature was carried out in August 2015. Studies were retrieved via PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library (1980 to 2015), and the reference files...

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Autores principales: Li, Hua, Lin, Yuan-Long, Diao, Shu-Ling, Ma, Bao-Xin, Liu, Xian-Liang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2016
Materias:
Systematic Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4880647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27146610
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.5.13733

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4880647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27146610
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.5.13733

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