Population
987 cardiac surgery patients admitted to a surgical intensive care unit between 1996 and 1999
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
intensive care unit stay
Authors
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Highlights high-risk cardiac surgery patients for monitoring; leaves open whether targeting factors reduces tachyarrhythmias.
Age, heart failure, systemic inflammation, and organ dysfunction severity are independent predictors of new-onset tachyarrhythmias following cardiac surgery.
Mayr et al. (2001) studied this question.
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