Is there any difference between blood and crystalloid cardioplegia for myocardial protection during cardiac surgery? A meta-analysis of 5576 patients from 36 randomized trials

Perfusion (United Kingdom)

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 535-546

  Sa M P B O ^a,b,c   Rueda, F G ^a,b,c   Ferraz, P E ^a,b,c   Chalegre, S T ^a,b,c   Vasconcelos, F P ^a,b   Lima, R C ^a,b,c  

^a Division of Cardiovascular Surgery of Pronto Socorro Cardiològico de Pernambuco PROCAPE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c Faculty of Medical Sciences   (Brazil)

Author keywords

blood; cardioplegia; crystalloid; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARDIOPLEGIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CRYSTALLOID; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

CARDIOPLEGIC SOLUTIONS; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868095085     PISSN: 02676591     EISSN: 1477111X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267659112453754     Document Type: Article

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