Key result
New-onset arrhythmias occurred in 610 of 16,555 transgender patients (3.7%) undergoing gender-affirming surgeries and were associated with significantly higher in-hospital mortality.
Why the study?
The burden of arrhythmias and their impact on in-hospital outcomes in transgender patients undergoing gender reassignment surgery needed to be described.
What is the burden of arrhythmias and their impact on in-hospital outcomes in transgender patients hospitalized for gender-affirming surgeries?
Observational (n=16,555)
Yes
What is the burden of arrhythmias and their impact on in-hospital outcomes in transgender patients hospitalized for gender-affirming surgeries?
New-onset arrhythmias during hospitalization for gender-affirming surgeries are infrequent but associated with significantly higher in-hospital mortality and resource utilization.
May identify higher-risk patients undergoing gender-affirming surgery; hypothesis-generating for prospective arrhythmia surveillance studies.
BACKGROUND: We sought to describe the burden of arrhythmias and their impact on in-hospital outcomes in transgender patients who underwent gender re-assignment surgery. METHODS: The study utilized data from the National Inpatient Sample from January 2012 to September 2015. RESULTS: 16 555 adult transgender patients were included in this study. A total of 610 adults developed arrhythmia out of which atrial fibrillation (N = 475, 2.87%) was the most frequent arrhythmia. In-hospital mortality increased substantially with arrhythmias. CONCLUSIONS: New-onset arrythmias, while infrequent in the inpatient setting is associated with significantly higher in-hospital mortality and resource utilization.
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Antwi‐Amoabeng et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Transgender patients hospitalized for gender-affirming surgeries (n=16,555). Arrhythmias vs. No arrhythmias was evaluated on In-hospital mortality. New-onset arrhythmias occurred in 610 of 16,555 transgender patients (3.7%) undergoing gender-affirming surgeries and were associated with significantly higher in-hospital mortality.
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