Long-Term Outcomes of Reoperation for Bleeding after Cardiac Surgery

Reexploration for excessive bleeding after cardiac surgery is a postoperative complication that has been associated with operative mortality and short-term morbidity. However, there is dearth of literature examining its long-term impact. Thus, this study sought to determine the impact of reexploration on long-term mortality in a large, contemporaneous cohort of patients. This was an observational study of open cardiac surgeries between 2010 and 2018, at a single large institution. Patients undergoing first time coronary or valvular surgery (STS indexed operations) were identified.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: ADULT – Original Submission Source Type: research