Beating heart coronary surgery and renal function: a prospective randomised study (Presented at 18th Spring Meeting of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists: Selected abstracts, Cambridge, UK. 22 June 2001)

Introduction Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is widely regarded as an important contributor to renal failure, a well recognised complication, following coronary artery surgery (CABG). Off-pump coronary surgery (OPCAB) is intuitively considered renoprotective. We examine the extent of renal glomerular a...

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Main Authors: Tang, A.T.M (Author), Thomas, R. (Author), Knott, J. (Author), Nanson, J. (Author), Ohri, S.K (Author), Smith, D. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2001.
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