Determinants of the postpericardiotomy syndrome: a systematic review.
Dirk van OschHendrik M NathoeKirolos A JacobPieter A DoevendansDiederik van DijkWillem J SuykerJan M DielemanPublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2017)
We found that both the inflammatory response and perioperative bleeding and coagulation may play a role in the development of PPS, suggesting a multifactorial aetiology of the syndrome. Due to a lack of a uniform definition of PPS in the past, study comparability was poor across the studies.