Patients on dialysis for end-stage renal failure (ESRF) are undergoing cardiac surgery with increasing frequency. Furthermore, ESRF is known to be an important risk factor for complications of cardiac operations performed with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Monash Medical Centre, Department of Surgery, Level 5, E Block, Monash University, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia.
