Chronic statin therapy is associated with reduced postoperative mortality. Renal and cardiovascular benefits have been described, but the effect of chronic statin therapy on postoperative adverse events has not yet been explored.
Department of Anesthesiology, and Critical Care, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris Cedex 13, France. yannick.le-manach@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
