Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5582510 | Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | 2017 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
In conclusion, this study demonstrated that GI complications after cardiac surgery occurred at a rate of 4.17%, which is similar to that reported in the NIS database from 1998 to 2002 in coronary artery bypass grafting patients, but higher than that previously described in single-center studies. GI complications after cardiac surgery increased inpatient mortality 3-fold and more than doubled length of stay. Improved recognition and understanding of the predisposing risk factors and complications elucidated in this study could serve to increase the necessity for timely diagnosis and treatment of patients at high risk for GI complications after cardiac surgery.
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Authors
Rabail MD, John MD, Robert MD, Greesha MD, Alex BS, Roy MD, George W. MD,