Key result
Extensive gut ischaemia following cardiac surgery was uniformly fatal (11 of 11 patients died), whereas all 5 patients with localized ischaemia survived after local resection.
Observational (n=4,464)
Absolute Event Rate: 100% vs 0%
Post-cardiac surgery gut ischaemia carries a high mortality, and survival appears to be heavily dependent on whether the ischaemia is localized rather than the timing of laparotomy.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Extensive post-cardiac surgery gut ischaemia signals dismal prognosis; this small Level 3 cohort leaves open whether resection timing improves localized survival.
Syed Shahzad Hasan (2004) conducted an observational in Gut ischaemia following cardiac surgery (n=4,464). Extensive gut ischaemia vs. Localized gut ischaemia was evaluated on Mortality. Extensive gut ischaemia following cardiac surgery was uniformly fatal (11 of 11 patients died), whereas all 5 patients with localized ischaemia survived after local resection.
Synapse has enriched 4 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: