Pleural effusions are associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery: a propensity-matched analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pleural effusions commonly occur in patients recovering from cardiac surgery; however, the impact on outcomes is not well characterized. The purpose of this study is to characterize the clinical outcomes of cardiac surgery patients with pleural effusion.

Methods

All patients undergoing cardiac surgery between 2006 and 2019 at a tertiary care university hospital were included in this observational, cross-sectional analysis using propensity matching.

Results

Of 11,037 patients that underwent cardiac surgery during the study period, 6461 (58.5%) had no pleural effusion (Group 0), 3322 (30.1%) had pleural effusion only (Group 1), and 1254 (11.4%) required at least one secondary drainage procedure after the index operation (Group 2). After propensity matching, t

SUBMITTER: Schiefenhovel F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9727876 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature