The Effect of Steroids in Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: An Individual Patient Meta-Analysis of Two Randomized Trials

Steroids suppress the inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass, but the impact on death at 30 days, myocardial infarction or injury, stroke, renal failure, respiratory failure, new atrial fibrillation, transfusion requirement, infection, and length of intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital stays are uncertain.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - August 6, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Richard P. Whitlock, Jan M. Dieleman, Emilie Belley-Cote, Jessica Vincent, Michelle Zhang, P.J. Devereaux, Cor J. Kalkman, Diederik van Dijk, Salim Yusuf Tags: Original Article Source Type: research