November 1, 1997Critical Care Medicine

Early onset of acute pulmonary dysfunction after cardiovascular surgery

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1,461 adult patients admitted to the cardiovascular ICU after cardiovascular surgery without preoperative…

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Hospital stay

Authors

MRMohamed Y. RadySuez University TRThomas RyanCornell University NSNorman J. StarrCleveland Clinic

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Implication

May warrant closer monitoring after cardiac surgery; hypothesis-generating for interventions, requiring prospective trials before practice change.

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Population

1,461 adult patients admitted to the cardiovascular ICU after cardiovascular surgery without preoperative pulmonary parenchyma or vascular disease over a period of 12 consecutive months.

Outcome

Early postoperative pulmonary dysfunction (defined by mechanical ventilation with a PaO2/FIO2 ratio of <= 150 torr and chest radiography on admission to the cardiovascular ICU)hard clinical

Early postoperative pulmonary dysfunction after cardiovascular surgery occurs in about 12% of patients and is associated with significantly increased morbidity and mortality.

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Rady et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a746899e239d27fbe032207 https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-199711000-00021

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Implication

May warrant closer monitoring after cardiac surgery; hypothesis-generating for interventions, requiring prospective trials before practice change.

Early onset of acute pulmonary dysfunction after cardiovascular surgery

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Early onset of acute pulmonary dysfunction after cardiovascular surgery

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