Is new-onset atrial fibrillation associated with worse clinical outcomes and increased resource use in critically ill adults?
In critically ill adults, new-onset atrial fibrillation is associated with increased ICU length of stay and healthcare costs, but not with increased mortality or need for long-term care.
While NOAF was not associated with death or requiring discharge to long-term care among critically ill patients, it was associated with increased length of stay in ICU and increased total costs.
Fernando et al. (Mon,) studied this question.