Effect of a Single Bolus of Erythropoietin on Renoprotection in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Aortic Surgery With Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest Ji Eun Kim, MD, PhD, Suk Won Song, MD, PhD, Jong Yeop Kim, MD, PhD, Hyun Joo Lee, MD, Kum-Hee Chung, MD, Yon Hee Shim, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 101, Issue 2, Pages 690-696 (February 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.007 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) diagram. (EPO = erythropoietin) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 690-696DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.007) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Intraoperative hemodynamics: (A) heart rate; (B) mean arterial pressure; (C) cardiac index; (D) systemic vascular resistance index. Solid lines indicate control; dashed lines indicate erythropoietin. *p < 0.05 compared with control group. †p < 0.05 compared with baseline value. (CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass; EPO = erythropoietin; postind = postinduction; preind = preinduction; ST = sternum) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 690-696DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.007) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Changes of troponin-T. Solid line indicates control; dashed line indicates erythropoietin. (ICU = intensive care unit; POD = postoperative day; preop = preoperative) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 690-696DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.007) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions