Prognosis and management of new-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prognosis of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) compared with that of preexisting and non-AF remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of new-onset AF compared with preexisting and non-AF on hospital and 90-day mortality.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was performed using data obtained from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III database. The primary outcome was 90-day mortality. Secondary outcomes included hospital mortality, hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, and acute kidney injury. Logistic and Cox regression analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship between new-onset AF and study outcomes.

Results

A total of 38,159 adult patients were included in the study. The in

SUBMITTER: Qian J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8101157 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature