Open AccessOutcome and survival analysis of intestinal ischaemia following cardiac surgery
Author(s) -
Philip Y. K. Pang,
Yoong Kong Sin,
Chong Hee Lim,
Jinna Su,
Yeow Leng Chua
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivs181
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac surgery , perioperative , univariate analysis , surgery , ischemia , mortality rate , complication , laparotomy , odds ratio , retrospective cohort study , multivariate analysis
Intestinal ischaemia is an uncommon (<1%) but serious complication of cardiac surgery with a mortality rate exceeding 50%. Diagnosis of this potentially lethal condition can be difficult and requires a high index of suspicion. The purpose of this study was to analyse the outcomes and prognostic factors in patients who develop intestinal ischaemia following cardiac surgery.
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