ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.75, ss.859-864, 2003 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Background. Preoperative creatinine values higher than 2.5 mg/dL are associated with markedly increased risk for both mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. We aimed to determine the effects of prophylactic perioperative hemodialysis on operative outcome in patients with nondialysis-dependent moderate renal dysfunction.