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



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

Publisher: MOSBY-ELSEVIER

: 2015

: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

: JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

: J THORAC CARDIOV SUR

: 149

: 5

: 1324

: 1329

: 6

: 0022-5223

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.031


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.




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