RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mortality and results after cardiac surgery in patients with end-stage renal disease
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 63
OP 67
VO 55
IS 1
A1 William A. Peper
A1 Paul C. Taylor
A1 Emil P. Paganini
A1 Lars G. Svensson
A1 Michael A. Ghattas
A1 Floyd D. Loop
YR 1988
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/55/1/63.abstract
AB To assess risk and intermediate results, 36 consecutive patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who underwent 36 cardiac operations at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation from 1980 to 1986 were studied. Such surgery can be done with acceptable risk and yields satisfactory symptomatic relief. Survival at five years after operation equals that of the general ESRD population, but is lower than that of nonuremic patients after cardiac surgery. This is largely influenced by the high prevalence of noncardiac morbid conditions in the ESRD group.