A Preoperative Risk Model for Postoperative Pneumonia After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative pneumonia is the most prevalent of all hospital-acquired infections after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Accurate prediction of a patient's risk of this morbid complication is hindered by its low relative incidence. In an effort to support clinical decision making and quality improvement, we developed a preoperative prediction model for postoperative pneumonia after CABG.

Methods

We undertook an observational study of 16,084 patients undergoing CABG between the third quarter of 2011 and the second quarter of 2014 across 33 institutions participating in the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative. Variables related to patient demographics, medical history, admission status, comorbid disease

SUBMITTER: Strobel RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5030150 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature