The effects of aprotinin and steroids on generation of cytokines during coronary artery surgery

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Turkoz A., Cigli A., But K., Sezgin N., Turkoz R., Gulcan O., ...More

JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA, vol.15, no.5, pp.603-610, 2001 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 15 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2001
• Doi Number: 10.1053/jcan.2001.26539
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.603-610
• Inonu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of aprotinin and methylprednisolone in reducing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)-induced cytokine release, to evaluate the effect of myocardial cytokine release on systemic cytokine levels, and to determine the influence of cytokine release on perioperative and postoperative hemodynamics.