Incidence and risk factors of postpericardiotomy syndrome requiring medical attention: The Finland postpericardiotomy syndrome study - UTU Research Portal

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Incidence and risk factors of postpericardiotomy syndrome requiring medical attention: The Finland postpericardiotomy syndrome study

Authors: Lehto J, Gunn J, Karjalainen P, Airaksinen J, Kiviniemi T

Publisher: MOSBY-ELSEVIER

Publication year: 2015

Journal: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Journal acronym: J THORAC CARDIOV SUR

Volume: 149

Issue: 5

First page : 1324

Last page: 1329

Number of pages: 6

ISSN: 0022-5223

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.031(external)

Abstract

Conclusions: The incidence of symptomatic postpericardiotomy syndrome leading to medical care contact was markedly lower compared with that reported in older clinical studies. Postpericardiotomy syndrome was associated with the use of red blood cell units and was less common in patients with medically treated diabetes.