Effect of methylprednisolone on acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with a cardiopulmonary bypass pump: a randomized controlled trial

Garg, AX; Chan, MTV; Cuerden, MS; Devereaux, PJ; Abbasi, SH; Hildebrand, A; Lamontagne, F; Lamy, A; Noiseux, N; Parikh, CR; Perkovic, V; Quantz, M; Rochon, A; Royse, A; Sessler, DI; Shah, PJ; Sontrop, JM; Tagarakis, GI; Teoh, KH; Vincent, J; Walsh, M

Garg, AX (reprint author), London Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Med, Div Nephrol, London, ON, Canada.

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL, 2019; 191 (9): E247

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Perioperative corticosteroid use may reduce acute kidney injury. We sought to test whether methylprednisolone reduces the risk of acute ki......

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