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Postoperative Complications Are Not Elevated in Well-Compensated ESRD Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: End-Stage Renal Disease Cardiac Surgery Outcomes

Stable ESRD patients undergoing nonemergent surgery are not at increased risk of major postoperative complications when compared to those without ESRD. Well-compensated ESRD patients should not be excluded from surgical consideration.