Key result
Pre-operative atrial fibrillation was the strongest predictor of 5-year mortality in patients with a prolonged ICU stay after cardiac surgery (28% in non-survivors vs 10% in survivors, P=0.003).
Why the study?
What are the predictors of 5-year survival and quality of life in patients with a prolonged ICU stay after cardiac surgery?
Observational (n=230)
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What are the predictors of 5-year survival and quality of life in patients with a prolonged ICU stay after cardiac surgery?
p-value: p=0.003
Pre-operative atrial fibrillation is the strongest predictor of 5-year mortality in patients requiring prolonged ICU stay after cardiac surgery, though long-term survivors maintain a quality of life comparable to the general population.
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Pre-operative AF may identify high-risk patients for intensified surveillance after prolonged post-cardiac surgery ICU stay; hypothesis-generating for intervention trials.
Grothusen et al. (2013) conducted an observational in Prolonged intensive care unit stay after cardiac surgery (n=230). Pre-operative atrial fibrillation vs. Absence of pre-operative atrial fibrillation was evaluated on 5-year outcome (mortality) (p=0.003). Pre-operative atrial fibrillation was the strongest predictor of 5-year mortality in patients with a prolonged ICU stay after cardiac surgery (28% in non-survivors vs 10% in survivors, P=0.003).
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