Why the study?
Does postoperative renal dysfunction increase mortality in adult patients surviving open-heart operations?
Population
507 adult patients surviving open-heart operations
Comparison
Development of postoperative renal dysfunction vs Maintenance of normal renal function throughout…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative period
Authors
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Postoperative renal dysfunction was associated with high mortality after open-heart surgery; this observational finding leaves open whether prevention improves survival.
Does postoperative renal dysfunction increase mortality in adult patients surviving open-heart operations?
Postoperative renal dysfunction following open-heart surgery is common and associated with a markedly increased mortality rate.
Ronald M. Abel (1974) studied this question.
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