Statin medications are associated with decreased risk of sepsis and anastomotic leaks after rectal resections.

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Title: Statin medications are associated with decreased risk of sepsis and anastomotic leaks after rectal resections.
Authors: Disbrow D; Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: ddisbrow@gmail.com., Seelbach CL; Department of Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital Troy, Troy, MI, USA. Electronic address: corie.seelbach@gmail.com., Albright J; Methods Consultants, 25 East Cross St., Ypsilanti, MI, USA. Electronic address: jeremy@methodsconsultants.com., Ferraro J; Colorectal Research, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: jane.ferraro@stjoeshealth.org., Wu J; Academic Research Department, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: juan.wu@stjoeshealth.org., Hain JM; Department of Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital Troy, Troy, MI, USA. Electronic address: jon.hain.crs@gmail.com., Shanker BA; Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: BethAnn_Shanker@ihacares.com., Cleary RK; Colon and Rectal Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: Robert.Cleary@stjoeshealth.org.
Source: American journal of surgery [Am J Surg] 2018 Jul; Vol. 216 (1), pp. 31-36. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jan 31.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Observational Study
Journal Info: Publisher: Excerpta Medica Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0370473 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-1883 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00029610 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Surg Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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