Key result
Prolonged ICU stay (>96 hours) occurred in 34.3% of patients and was independently associated with prolonged inotrope infusion time in the ICU (OR 16.54).
Population
280 adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery at a tertiary care center in Tehran, Iran. Exclusions: death…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
Postoperative ICU stay (until discharge from ICU)
Authors
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Prolonged inotrope use may flag cardiac surgery patients for extended ICU stay; leaves open causal pathways and intervention targets.
Case-Control (n=280)
No
Odds Ratio: 16.54 (95% CI 1.96–139.21)
p-value: p=0.01
Approximately one-third of adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery experience prolonged ICU stay (>96 hours), which is significantly driven by factors such as prolonged intubation, inotrope use, and blood transfusions.
Ashouri et al. (2014) conducted a case-control in Cardiac surgery (n=280). Prolonged inotrope infusion time in ICU vs. Shorter or no inotrope infusion was evaluated on Prolonged ICU stay (> 96 hours) (OR 16.54, 95% CI 1.96-139.21, p=0.01). Prolonged ICU stay (>96 hours) occurred in 34.3% of patients and was independently associated with prolonged inotrope infusion time in the ICU (OR 16.54).
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