The effect of postoperative hepatic fibrosis factors on morbidity in mitral valve replacement surgery: A single center ten years' experience

CONCLUSION: The AST/ALT ratio, which has been shown to be a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in various studies, was not useful in predicting mortality and morbidity in our study. However, a high FIB-4 index, another hepatic fibrosis index, was found to be associated with increased perioperative bleeding, duration of mechanical ventilation, and cardiac intensive care unit stay, which are important criteria in the prediction of morbidity in cardiovascular surgery.PMID:37706385 | PMC:PMC10284468 | DOI:10.4103/aca.aca_55_22

Source: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia - September 14, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Mehmet Ali Yesiltas A K Hulya Yilmaz Yasemin Ozsahin Baris Sandal Ziya Salihoglu Kerem Erkalp Source Type: research