Prevention of post-operative complications by using a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in patients undergoing one-lung ventilation for non-cardiac surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Prevention of post-operative complications by using a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in patients undergoing one-lung ventilation for non-cardiac surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) and peri-operative myocardial infarction (MI) have a significant impact on the long-term mortality of surgical patients. Patients undergoing one-lung ventilation (OLV) for surgery are at a high risk of developing these complications. Th...

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Main Authors: Murali Shyamsundar, Cecilia O’Kane, Gavin D. Perkins, Gavin Kennedy, Christina Campbell, Ashley Agus, Glenn Phair, Danny McAuley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Simvastatin
Post-operative pulmonary complication
Post-operative myocardial infarction
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
One-lung ventilation
Oesophagectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-3078-5

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