Risk factors for postoperative pneumonia after cardiac surgery: a prediction model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative pneumonia is the main infectious complication following cardiac surgery and is associated with significant increases in morbidity, mortality and health care costs. The aim of this study was to identify potential risk factors related to the occurrence of postoperative pneumonia in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery and to develop a predictive system.

Methods

Adult patients who underwent open heart surgery in our institution between 2016 and 2019 were enrolled in this study. Preoperative and intraoperative variables were collected and analyzed. A multivariate prediction model for evaluating the risk of postoperative pneumonia was established using logistic regression analysis via forward stepwise selection, and points were assigned to significan

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8107540 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature