Is perioperative corticosteroid administration associated with a reduced incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in adult cardiac surgery?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 225-229

  Viviano, Alessandro ^a   Kanagasabay, Robin ^a   Zakkar, Mustafa ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Prophylaxis; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PROTECTION; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGERY; PROPHYLAXIS; STEROIDS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BENCHMARKING; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892943133     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt486     Document Type: Article

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