The Preoperative Inflammatory Status Affects the Clinical Outcome in Cardiac Surgery

• Main Authors: Donato D'Agostino (Author), Giangiuseppe Cappabianca (Author), Crescenzia Rotunno (Author), Francesca Castellaneta (Author), Teresa Quagliara (Author), Alessandro Carrozzo (Author), Florinda Mastro (Author), Ioannis Alexandros Charitos (Author), Cesare Beghi (Author), Domenico Paparella (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: There are many reasons for the increase in post-operative mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing surgery. In fact, an activated inflammatory state before cardiac surgery, can potentially worsen the patient’s prognosis and the effects of this preoperative inflammatory state in...