Baobao Gao

Safety and Efficacy of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Female Patients

Importance Female patients undergoing cardiac surgery have a higher transfusion burden, yet they remain underrepresented in randomized clinical trials. Although the ANH trial showed no significant reduction in the proportion of patients receiving allogeneic blood transfusions wit...

Preoperative renin-angiotensin system inhibitor management and acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The optimal management of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASIs) before cardiac surgery remains uncertain. Recommendations regarding continuation and preoperative temporary withholding and discontinuation differ, and the comparative effects of specific withdrawal timings on...