Weekday and Survival After Cardiac Surgery-A Swedish Nationwide Cohort Study in 106 473 Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between weekday of surgery and survival following cardiac surgery.

Methods and results

In a nationwide cohort study, we included all patients who underwent cardiac surgery in 1999-2013 from the SWEDEHEART (Swedish Web-system for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-based care in Heart disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies) register. All-cause mortality until March 2014 was obtained from national registers. The association between weekday of surgery and mortality was estimated using Cox regression, and reported as hazard ratios with 95% CI. We used the restricted mean survival time difference to estimate loss of life related to weekday of surgery. Among 106 473 patients, 25 221 (24%), 24

SUBMITTER: Dalen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5524116 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature