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Low platelet count is a risk factor of postoperative pneumonia in patients with type A acute aortic dissection.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have already established that low platelet count is related to adverse outcomes in patients with type A acute aortic dissection (AAAD). However, there are yet limited studies investigating the association of platelet count and the risk of postoperative pneumonia in AAAD patients.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study was conducted in Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from January 2014 to May 2019. Clinical and laboratory data were collected. The correlation between platelet count and postoperative pneumonia was analyzed using multivariate logistic regression and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was used to assess the predictive power of platelet count on pneumonia.

Results

A total of 268 patients with AAAD were enrolled. The overall incidence of pneumonia was 36.94% (n=99). Multivariate logistic regression revealed that platelet count was negatively associated with the risk of postoperative pneumonia (OR 0.93; 95% CI: 0.88-0.98) after adjusting for the confounders. Compared to the lowest platelet count tertile (T1), medium platelet count (T2) and highest platelet count (T3) had a lower risk of postoperative pneumonia after adjusting for the confounders (OR 0.80, 95% CI: 0.40-1.60; OR 0.30, 95% CI: 0.13-0.66; respectively). A similar trend was observed when the platelet count was handled as categorical variables (tertiles). The area under the ROC curve was 0.635 (95% CI: 0.565-0.707), with a sensitivity of 76.77%, a specificity of 50.89% and an accuracy of 60.45%.

Conclusions

Our findings indicate that low platelet count is an independent risk factor of postoperative pneumonia in patients with AAAD and has a specific predictive power on the risk of postoperative pneumonia.

SUBMITTER: Yao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330411 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Low platelet count is a risk factor of postoperative pneumonia in patients with type A acute aortic dissection.

Yao Run R   Liu Xianglin X   He Yi Y   Mei Cheng C   Shen Yamei Y   Zhan Qinru Q   Huang Lingjin L   Li Bijuan B   Li Ning N  

Journal of thoracic disease 20200501 5


<h4>Background</h4>Previous studies have already established that low platelet count is related to adverse outcomes in patients with type A acute aortic dissection (AAAD). However, there are yet limited studies investigating the association of platelet count and the risk of postoperative pneumonia in AAAD patients.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective cohort study was conducted in Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from January 2014 to May 2019. Clinical and laboratory data were collected  ...[more]

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