Does enteral glutamine pretreatment decrease plasma endotoxin level induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats?
Although glutamine pretreatment seems to be protective of intestinal integrity, upon I/R injury, such an effect was not observable in the histopathological changes or plasma endotoxin level.
A standardized OPCAB approach is safe for patients with a severely decreased EF, and its use does not come at the cost of less complete revascularization.