European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Sep 2005
Complications and outcomes after pulmonary resection for cancer in patients 80 to 89 years of age.
Patients 80 years or older often present with potentially resectable cases of non-small cell lung cancer. Whether such patients should undergo surgical treatment is becoming increasingly important in this rapidly aging society. ⋯ Advanced age is not a contraindication to curative resection in patients 80-89 years of age with stage I non-small cell lung cancer.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Sep 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEffects of cardiopulmonary bypass on glucose homeostasis after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Hyperglycaemia is associated with increased mortality and morbidity after cardiac surgery. While surgical stress results in hyperglycaemia after all operations, it has been suggested that cardiopulmonary bypass is the dominating contributor after cardiac surgery. This study aimed to determine the contribution of cardiopulmonary bypass to hyperglycaemia after coronary artery bypass. ⋯ Glucose homeostasis is disturbed preoperatively for many non-diabetic patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery. Cardiopulmonary bypass exacerbates the catabolism and disturbed glucose homeostasis that is induced also to a lesser degree by surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass.