Journal article
Effect of methylprednisolone on acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with a cardiopulmonary bypass pump: a randomized controlled trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Perioperative corticosteroid use may reduce acute kidney injury. We sought to test whether methylprednisolone reduces the risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
METHODS: We conducted a prespecified substudy of a randomized controlled trial involving patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (2007-2014); patients were recruited from 79 centres in 18 countries. Eligibility criteria included a …
Authors
Garg AX; Chan MTV; Cuerden MS; Devereaux PJ; Abbasi SH; Hildebrand A; Lamontagne F; Lamy A; Noiseux N; Parikh CR
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 191, No. 9, pp. e247–e256
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
March 4, 2019
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.181644
ISSN
0820-3946