Effect of Preoperative Creatinine Levels on Mortality after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: an Observational Study

Introduction: Renal function is an independent risk factor for mortality among on-pump coronary bypass grafting (ONCABG) patients. This association is well known in the international literature, but there is a lack of knowledge of how admission creatinine (AC) levels modulate each cardiovascular risk factor.Objective: The aim of this paper was to assess the effect of different AC levels on mortality among ONCABG patients.Methods: 1,599 patients who underwent ONCABG between December 1999 and February 2006 at Hospital de Base in S ão José do Rio Preto/SP-Brazil were included. They were divided into quartiles according ...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research