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Prophylactic corticosteroids vs placebo or no corticosteroids: Renal failure

Prophylactic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in renal failure (as defined by study authors, including dialysis,… compared with placebo or no corticosteroids (low certainty).

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Prophylactic corticosteroids vs placebo or no corticosteroids
Renal failure (as defined by study authors, including dialysis, creatinine rise, and oliguria, during the index hospital admission) · adults diagnosed with coronary artery disease or cardiac valve disease, and candidates for cardiac surgery with…
Prophylactic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in renal failure (as defined by study authors, including dialysis,… compared with placebo or no corticosteroids (low certainty).
Prophylactic corticosteroids for cardiopulmonary bypass in adult cardiac surgery (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.69, 1.02]13 studies · 12799 participantsLow

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The reviews

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Prophylactic corticosteroids for cardiopulmonary bypass in adult cardiac surgery
2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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