Key result
Pulmonary complications affect ~75% of open heart surgery patients, linked to transfusions, ventilation, and excess weight.
Why the study?
Postoperative pulmonary complications remain a major cause of morbidity, mortality, and prolonged hospital stay after open heart surgery, necessitating investigation of risk factors in this population.
Cohort (n=200)
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Identifying risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications after open heart surgery can help in early prevention and reducing patient morbidity and mortality.
Despite significant advances in open heart surgery over the last two decades, postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are considered the most important causes that contribute to patient morbidity, mortality and prolonged hospital stay. The ultimate goal of this paper was to investigate the risk factors which increasing the incidence rate of pulmonary complications after open heart surgery of Jordanian patients. A retrospective design using an existing coronary artery surgery database of adults (n = 200) who had undergone open heart surgery between August 2014 and July 2015 at a University Hospital in Jordan. A structured PPCs instrument was used to assess ‘PPCs risk factors assessment sheet’. According to the results, the proposed model provides a preliminary indication of risk factors placing open heart surgical patients at risk of PPCs. Determining patients who are at risk of developing PPC’s after cardiac surgeries are the first step towards its prevention. This reduces its burden in term of morbidity, mortality and cost.
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Batiha et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Open heart surgery (Coronary artery bypass graft or valvular surgery) (n=200). Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative risk factors vs. Absence of risk factors was evaluated on Incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Postoperative pulmonary complications occurred in 75% of patients following open heart surgery, with pleural effusion being the most common, driven by predictors such as blood transfusion, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and excess weight.
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