Doing Simple Things Well: Practice Advisory Implementation Reduces Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery (AFACS) is associated with increased morbidity, including thromboembolic stroke, renal failure, gastrointestinal complications, infections, and prolonged ventilation, and a significant increase in the risk of subsequent chronic atrial fibrillation.1-4 Furthermore, it is associated with an increase in mortality and hospital and intensive care unit length of stay.1,3 It has a persistently high incidence, ranging from 30% to more than 50%, depending on the type of surgery.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Special Article Source Type: research