Improved clinical outcomes following introduction of an attending intensivist for patients admitted to the cardiac surgical intensive care unit after valvular heart surgery: a single-center experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although numerous studies have documented the improved clinical outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac surgery following introduction of attending intensivist, most of these studies included heterogeneous patient populations. We aimed to investigate the impact of an attending intensivist on the clinical outcomes of patients admitted to the cardiac surgical intensive care unit (CSICU) following valvular heart surgery.

Methods

Patients who underwent valvular heart surgery between January 2007 and December 2012 (control group, n=337) were propensity matched (1:1) between January 2013 and June 2017 (intensivist group, n=407).

Results

During the propensity score matching analysis, 285 patients were extracted from each group. Patients in the intensivist group un

SUBMITTER: Kim DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10482617 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature