Predictors of operative mortality among cardiac surgery patients with prolonged ventilation

ConclusionProlonged ventilation following cardiac surgery is associated with a five ‐fold increase in operative mortality. In these patients, operative mortality is associated with older age, intraoperative initiation of ECMO, postoperative cardiac arrest, and renal failure requiring dialysis.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - July 2, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Alejandro Suarez ‐Pierre, Charles D Fraser, Xun Zhou, Todd C Crawford, Cecillia Lui, Thomas S Metkus, Glenn J Whitman, Robert SD Higgins, Jennifer S Lawton Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research