Revista de gastroenterología de México
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Rev Gastroenterol Mex · Apr 1999
Clinical Trial[Abdominal complications after cardiopulmonary procedures].
To know the frequency of intraabdominal complications and its impact on survival of patients submitted to cardiopulmonary bypass for common open-heart surgical procedures. ⋯ Factors indicative of or contributing to periods of decreased end-organ perfusion appear to be significantly related to abdominal complications. Also, medical history of peptic ulcer disease represented an individual determinant of severe surgical complications as ulcer perforation and massive bleeding.