Joonas Lehto1, Jarmo Gunn2, Pasi Karjalainen3, Juhani Airaksinen1, Tuomas Kiviniemi1. 1. Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland. 2. Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Departments of Surgery and Internal Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Electronic address: jarmo.gunn@tyks.fi. 3. Heart Center, Satakunta Central Hospital, Pori, Finland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Postpericardiotomy syndrome is a well-known complication after cardiac surgery. Nevertheless, little is known about the incidence and predictors of postpericardiotomy syndrome requiring medical attention or hospitalization in a contemporary set of patients undergoing isolated coronary bypass. METHODS: This retrospective analysis included 688 patients from 2008 to 2010. The median follow-up time was 5.3 [4.5-6.0] years. RESULTS: The incidence of postpericardiotomy syndrome was 61 of 688 patients (8.9%), and the median time to diagnosis was 21 [11-52] days, but only 13 patients (22%) required pleural drainage and 3 patients (4.9%) required pericardiocentesis. Patients with postpericardiotomy syndrome more often had 1 or more red blood cell units transfused (61% vs 43%, P = .008) after surgery and less often had diabetes (12% vs 31% P = .002) or metformin medication (3.3% vs 20%, P = .001) compared with those without postpericardiotomy syndrome. In multivariable Cox regression model, renal insufficiency and 1 or more red blood cell units transfused remained as independent predictors of postpericardiotomy syndrome and diabetes remained as a protective factor. Incidence of recurrences was high (38%), and increasing body mass index was the only predictor of relapse. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of symptomatic postpericardiotomy syndrome leading to medical care contact was markedly lower compared with that reported in older clinical studies. Postpericardiotomy syndrome was associated with the use of red blood cell units and was less common in patients with medically treated diabetes.
OBJECTIVES:Postpericardiotomy syndrome is a well-known complication after cardiac surgery. Nevertheless, little is known about the incidence and predictors of postpericardiotomy syndrome requiring medical attention or hospitalization in a contemporary set of patients undergoing isolated coronary bypass. METHODS: This retrospective analysis included 688 patients from 2008 to 2010. The median follow-up time was 5.3 [4.5-6.0] years. RESULTS: The incidence of postpericardiotomy syndrome was 61 of 688 patients (8.9%), and the median time to diagnosis was 21 [11-52] days, but only 13 patients (22%) required pleural drainage and 3 patients (4.9%) required pericardiocentesis. Patients with postpericardiotomy syndrome more often had 1 or more red blood cell units transfused (61% vs 43%, P = .008) after surgery and less often had diabetes (12% vs 31% P = .002) or metformin medication (3.3% vs 20%, P = .001) compared with those without postpericardiotomy syndrome. In multivariable Cox regression model, renal insufficiency and 1 or more red blood cell units transfused remained as independent predictors of postpericardiotomy syndrome and diabetes remained as a protective factor. Incidence of recurrences was high (38%), and increasing body mass index was the only predictor of relapse. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of symptomatic postpericardiotomy syndrome leading to medical care contact was markedly lower compared with that reported in older clinical studies. Postpericardiotomy syndrome was associated with the use of red blood cell units and was less common in patients with medically treated diabetes.
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