August 1, 1989Circulation
Determinants of prolonged length of hospital stay after coronary bypass surgery.
Why the study?
What are the preprocedural and periprocedural determinants of prolonged length of hospital stay after coronary bypass surgery?
Population
5,464 patients undergoing cardiac catheterization followed by coronary artery bypass grafting at Emory…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Until hospital discharge
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Discussion
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Implication
Identifies predictors of prolonged LOS after CABG; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Structured PICO
What are the preprocedural and periprocedural determinants of prolonged length of hospital stay after coronary bypass surgery?
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Population
5,464 patients (4,683 in the 1981-1986 cohort, 781 in the 1987 validation cohort) undergoing cardiac catheterization followed by coronary artery bypass grafting at Emory University Hospital or Crawford Long Hospital.
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Intervention
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
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Outcome
Length of hospital stay after coronary surgery (specifically prolonged length of stay > 10 days)
Multiple preprocedural and periprocedural variables, notably wound infection and neurologic events, significantly predict prolonged hospital stay after coronary bypass surgery.
Cite This Study
Weintraub et al. (1989) studied this question.