The study analyzed 1,674 patients undergoing aortic reconstruction surgeries from Jan. 2001-Dec. 2009. Researchers compared the outcomes between patients who received chronic statin therapy and those who did not. Results showed statins were associated with an almost threefold reduction in the risk of death in patients undergoing major vascular surgery. The statins were also associated with an almost twofold reaction in the risk of postoperative heart attack, as well as a reduced risk of postoperative stroke and kidney failure.
Statins did not reduce the risk of pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and surgical complications.
Read the study on statin therapy in Anesthesiology.
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