M Capdeville1, J H Lee, A L Taylor. 1. Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106-5007, USA. michelle.capdeville@uhhs.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of gender on time to extubation after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and intensive care unit and hospital length of stay. DESIGN: Retrospective study comparing outcomes as related to gender. SETTING: Tertiary care university teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Consecutive patients (n = 561; 376 men, 185 women) undergoing CABG surgery between January 1995 and December 1997. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Early extubation was possible in 74% of men versus 64% of women (p = 0.03); length of stay was < or =5 days in 60% of men versus 48% of women (p = 0.008); overall postoperative length of stay was 5.7 days for men versus 6.5 days for women (p = 0.003); morbidity and mortality were not significantly different between groups. CONCLUSION: Women undergoing CABG surgery with a standardized fast-track protocol have longer intubation times, intensive care unit length of stay, and hospital length of stay than their male counterparts. Copyright 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of gender on time to extubation after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and intensive care unit and hospital length of stay. DESIGN: Retrospective study comparing outcomes as related to gender. SETTING: Tertiary care university teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Consecutive patients (n = 561; 376 men, 185 women) undergoing CABG surgery between January 1995 and December 1997. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Early extubation was possible in 74% of men versus 64% of women (p = 0.03); length of stay was < or =5 days in 60% of men versus 48% of women (p = 0.008); overall postoperative length of stay was 5.7 days for men versus 6.5 days for women (p = 0.003); morbidity and mortality were not significantly different between groups. CONCLUSION:Women undergoing CABG surgery with a standardized fast-track protocol have longer intubation times, intensive care unit length of stay, and hospital length of stay than their male counterparts. Copyright 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company