Population
431 consecutive patients who underwent coronary surgery at a regional centre over a nine month period.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
until hospital discharge
Authors
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LVEDP and diseased coronary arteries may identify fast-track CABG candidates; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Left ventricular end diastolic pressure and the number of diseased coronary arteries are the primary independent predictors of an intensive care unit stay of ≤24 hours after coronary artery surgery.
Mounsey et al. (1995) studied this question.
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