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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Dec 2005
Effect of prolonged intensive care stay on survival following coronary surgery.
- Sanjay V Ghotkar, Antony D Grayson, and Walid C Dihmis.
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Cardiothoracic Center, Liverpool NHS Trust, Thomas Drive, Liverpool L14 3PE, United Kingdom.
- Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2005 Dec 1; 13 (4): 345-50.
AbstractThe aim of the study was to examine midterm survival in patients who required prolonged recovery in the intensive care unit. The 5,186 consecutive patients who underwent isolated coronary surgery between April 1997 and March 2002 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were classified as having prolonged (>3 days) or normal (
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