from march 1990 to may 1993,309 patients underwent redo cardiac surgery operation at the shahid rajai heart hospital in tehran. early mortality rates in these patients showed a significant increase in comparison to patients undergoing open heart surgery for the first time. late mortality (at least one month after surgery) in the patients was slightly increased also but less than early mortality...

base deficit is a non-respiratory indicator of acid base status. aim of this study is to assess relationship between the base deficit value in immediate post operative period of cabg and valvular heart disease with cardiopulmonary and in hospital outcome of patient. a total of 136 consecutive with cabg and valvular heart disease scheduled in study. 20 variables were determined during the pre-in...

BACKGROUND Hyperbilirubinaemia is a common occurrence in patients who are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) after major surgery, and it is associated with high mortality. We investigated the incidence of hyperbilirubinaemia after two major types of thoracic surgery: open-heart surgery and oesophagectomy. In order to identify the risk factors associated with hyperbilirubinaemia after major...