Pulmonary artery catheter use in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a retrospective, cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The utility of pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) and their measurements depend on a variety of factors including data interpretation and personnel training. This US multi-center, retrospective electronic health record (EHR) database analysis was performed to identify associations between PAC use in adult cardiac surgeries and effects on subsequent clinical outcomes.

Methods

This cohort analysis utilized the Cerner Health Facts database to examine patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), isolated valve surgery, aortic surgery, other complex non-valvular and multi-cardiac procedures, and/or heart transplant from January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2015. A total of 6844 adults in two cohorts, each with 3422 patients who underwent a qualifying cardia

SUBMITTER: Shaw AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6201566 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature