Pulmonary Protective Effects of Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning with Postconditioning in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery involving Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A substudy of the Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning with Postconditioning Outcome trial

• Published in: Heart, lung & circulation Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 484 - 492
• Main Authors: Min, Jeong Jin, MD, Bae, Jun-Yeol, MD, Kim, Tae Kyong, MD, Kim, Jun Hyun, MD, Hwang, Ho Young, MD, PhD, Kim, Kyung-Hwan, MD, PhD, Ahn, Hyuk, MD, PhD, Oh, Ah Young, MD, PhD, Bahk, Jae-Hyon, MD, PhD, Hong, Deok Man, MD, PhD, Jeon, Yunseok, MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Elsevier B.V 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Aged; Cardiac surgical procedures; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods; Cardiopulmonary Bypass - adverse effects; Cardiopulmonary Bypass - methods; Cardiovascular; Complication; Humans; Ischaemic postconditioning; Ischaemic preconditioning; Ischemic Preconditioning - adverse effects; Ischemic Preconditioning - methods; Lung injury; Middle Aged; Post-operative; Time Factors; Cardiac surgical procedures; Complication; Ischaemic preconditioning; Post-operative; Ischaemic postconditioning; Lung injury

Background The RISPO (Remote Ischemic Preconditioning with Postconditioning Outcome) trial evaluated whether remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) combined with remote ischaemic postconditioning (RIPostC) improves the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This substudy of the R...