Is preoperative statin therapy associated with a reduced incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery?
These results suggest that previously reported reductions in perioperative mortality for patients taking preoperative statins and undergoing cardiac surgery is likely not mediated through a reduction in postoperative AKI.
Combined fentanyl and limb remote ischemic postconditioning produced enhanced protection against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. κ-Opioid receptors are essential for cardioprotection by fentanyl postconditioning and enhanced cardioprotection by combined fentanyl and limb remote ischemic postconditioning; however, they do not play a pivotal role in cardioprotection by limb remote ischemic postconditioning.