Key result
Moderate-to-severe pericardial effusion complicates ~8% of cardiac valve surgeries and is linked to higher mortality.
Cross-Sectional (n=335)
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Pericardial effusion signals elevated mortality risk after valve surgery; hypothesis-generating for INR or operative time interventions in prospective studies.
Introduction: Pericardial effusion (PE) is a postoperative complication of cardiac valve surgery, related to early hospital readmissions and death. We aimed to describe its incidence and to identify predictive factors of moderate-to-severe PE in a contemporary cohort.
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Martins et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac valve surgery (n=335). Moderate-to-severe pericardial effusion vs. Absent or small pericardial effusion was evaluated on Incidence of moderate-to-severe pericardial effusion. Moderate-to-severe pericardial effusion occurred in 8% of patients after cardiac valve surgery and was associated with higher preoperative INR, longer surgery times, and increased in-hospital mortality.
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