Atrial fibrillation increases inpatient and 4-year all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and cirrhosis is unclear. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine the association between AF and short-term and 4-year mortality in critically ill patients with cirrhosis using a large database.

Methods

The Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC III) database was used to identify patients with cirrhosis hospitalized in an intensive care unit from 2001 to 2012. Demographic and clinical data were extracted from the database. Clinical data and demographic information were collected for each patient in our study. Kaplan-Meier analysis and multivariate Cox regression models were performed to examine the relation between atrial fibrillation and in-hospital and 4-year all-cause mortality.

SUBMITTER: Luo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8421951 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature