Why the study?
Does furosemide dose during cardiac surgery increase the risk of postoperative renal dysfunction in patients with normal preoperative renal function?
Population
50 patients with preoperative serum creatinine under 1.5 mg/dL undergoing cardiac surgery with…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative period
Authors
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Higher furosemide doses associated with postoperative renal dysfunction; leaves open whether dose reduction prevents injury in cardiac surgery.
Does furosemide dose during cardiac surgery increase the risk of postoperative renal dysfunction in patients with normal preoperative renal function?
Higher doses of furosemide during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass are associated with an increased risk of postoperative renal dysfunction.
Lombardi et al. (2003) studied this question.
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