Safety and efficacy of hypertonic saline versus isotonic saline solution in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

OBJECTIVES: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting occurrence increases constantly. However transient low cardiac output events occur during this procedure requiring aggressive volume replacement, which may lead to hypervolemia and its complications. METHOD: This study evaluates the safety and ef...

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Main Authors: Ricardo de Mola, Jorge Flório, Vanessa R. Pescioto, Douglas Humberto Lovatti, Luis Alberto Oliveira Dallan, Roberto Rocha-e-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
Series:Medical Express
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292014000100027&lng=en&tlng=en