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Time to peak bilirubin concentration and advanced AKI were associated with increased mortality in rheumatic heart valve replacement surgery patients with severe postoperative hyperbilirubinemia: a retrospective cohort study.

Xiaolan ChenMing BaiLijuan ZhaoYan YuYuan YueShiren SunXiangmei Chen
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2021)
Severe postoperative hyperbilirubinemia is a life-threatening complication in patients who undergo HVS for RHD. Patients whose bilirubin levels continued to increase past the 5th postoperative day and who had advanced AKI (stages 2 and 3) were associated with a higher risk of mortality.
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