Dexamethasone for the prevention of postpericardiotomy syndrome: A DExamethasone for Cardiac Surgery substudy
Conclusion: In patients undergoing valvular cardiac surgery, high-dose dexamethasone treatment had no protective effect on the occurrence of PPS or complicated PPS.
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Authors: Jeroen J.H. Bunge, Dirk van Osch, Jan M. Dieleman, Kirolos A. Jacob, Jolanda Kluin, Diederik van Dijk, Hendrik M. Nathoe, Dexamethasone for Cardiac Surgery (DECS) Study Group Tags: Surgery Source Type: research
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