Impact of aprotinin and renal function on mortality: a retrospective single center analysis

Impact of aprotinin and renal function on mortality: a retrospective single center analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An estimated up to 7% of high-risk cardiac surgery patients return to the operating room for bleeding. Aprotinin was used extensively as an antifibrinolytic agent in cardiac surgery patients for over 15 years and it showed efficacy i...

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Main Authors: Von Visger Jon, O'Brien William, Abdel-Rasoul Mahmoud, Yu Lianbo, Gulati Parul, Schloss Brian, Awad Hamdy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
complex cardiac surgery
aprotinin
bleeding
renal dysfunction
mortality
antifibrinolytic drugs
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/103

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http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/103

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