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Genetic and clinical risk factors for fluid overload following open-heart surgery.
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - 1 May 2014
Enger T B, Pleym H, Stenseth R, Wahba A, Videm V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Post-operative fluid overload following cardiac surgery is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We hypothesised that genetic variations and pre-operative clinical factors predispose some patients to post-operative fluid overload. METHODS: Perioperative variables were col...
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