Patients on perioperative statins had greater baseline perioperative risks compared with nonusers, but they achieved equivalent outcomes overall.
Statin use was associated with reduced anastomotic leaks. Thus, perioperative statin use may reduce morbidity after elective colectomy, and this finding warrants further investigation.
2012-01-09
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Department of Surgery, South Auckland Clinical School, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. dr.parrysingh [at] gmail.com
Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Feb;55(2):205-10
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