Perioperative Retinal Artery Occlusion: Risk Factors in Cardiac Surgery from the United States National Inpatient Sample 1998-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To study the incidence and risk factors for retinal artery occlusion (RAO) in cardiac surgery.

Design

Retrospective study using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS).

Methods

The NIS was searched for cardiac surgery. Retinal artery occlusion was identified by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes. Postulated risk factors based on literature review were included in multivariate logistic models.

Main outcome measures

Diagnosis of RAO.

Results

A total of 5 872 833 cardiac operative procedures were estimated in the United States from 1998 to 2013, with 4564 RAO cases (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 4282-4869). Nationally estimated RAO incidence was 7.77/10 000 cardiac operative procedures fr

SUBMITTER: Calway T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5542395 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature