Why the study?
Does new-onset atrial fibrillation increase mortality in critically ill patients?
Population
1841 critically ill patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation and/or treatment with a positive…
Comparison
New-onset atrial fibrillation during ICU stay vs No atrial fibrillation or recurrent atrial…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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New-onset AFib flags higher-risk ICU patients; leaves open whether it is causal or modifiable.
Does new-onset atrial fibrillation increase mortality in critically ill patients?
New-onset atrial fibrillation during critical illness is an independent predictor of both in-hospital and 1-year post-ICU mortality.
Arrigo et al. (2018) studied this question.
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