Diabetes and coronary artery bypass surgery: an examination of perioperative glycemic control and outcomes - Pathophysiology/Complications
OBJECTIVE -- To determine the adequacy of perioperative glycemic control in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and to explore the association between glycemic contr(keep on reading)
Short-term complications and resource utilization in matched subjects after on-pump or off-pump primary isolated coronary artery bypass
BACKGROUND Studies suggest that patients who undergo off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) have fewer short-term complications and use ...(keep on reading)
Postoperative pulmonary dysfunction in adults after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: clinical significance and implications for practice
Postoperative pulmonary, complications are the most frequent and significant contributor to morbidity, mortality, and costs associated with hospitalization, ...(keep on reading)
Hetastarch and bleeding complications after coronary artery surgery - clinical investigations
Study objectives: Controversy persists concerning the potential association between intraoperative use of hetastarch (ie, hydroxyethyl starch [HES]) ...(keep on reading)
Treating depression may reduce death after bypass surgery - Abstracts: a digest of recent research in geriatric care
Blumenthal JA, Lett HS, Babyak MA, et al. Depression as a risk factor for mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery. Lancet 2003; 362(Aug. 23):604-9.(keep on reading)
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