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Does short preoperative statin therapy prevent infectious complications in adults undergoing cardiac or non-cardiac surgery?
A meta-analysis of 5 randomized placebo-controlled trials
Hua Li, Yuan-Long Lin, Shu-Ling Diao, Bao-Xin Ma and Xian-Liang Liu
Saudi Medical Journal May 2016, 37 (5) 492-497; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.5.13733
Hua Li
From the Department of Cardiology (Li, Lin, Diao, Ma), Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, and the Department of Cardiology (Liu), Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
MDYuan-Long Lin
From the Department of Cardiology (Li, Lin, Diao, Ma), Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, and the Department of Cardiology (Liu), Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
MDShu-Ling Diao
From the Department of Cardiology (Li, Lin, Diao, Ma), Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, and the Department of Cardiology (Liu), Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
MDBao-Xin Ma
From the Department of Cardiology (Li, Lin, Diao, Ma), Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, and the Department of Cardiology (Liu), Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
PhDXian-Liang Liu
From the Department of Cardiology (Li, Lin, Diao, Ma), Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, and the Department of Cardiology (Liu), Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
PhD
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Does short preoperative statin therapy prevent infectious complications in adults undergoing cardiac or non-cardiac surgery?
Hua Li, Yuan-Long Lin, Shu-Ling Diao, Bao-Xin Ma, Xian-Liang Liu
Saudi Medical Journal May 2016, 37 (5) 492-497; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.5.13733
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