PMID- 3377578
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19880706
LR  - 20190628
IS  - 0003-4975 (Print)
IS  - 0003-4975 (Linking)
VI  - 45
IP  - 6
DP  - 1988 Jun
TI  - Predictors of length of hospitalization after cardiac surgery.
PG  - 656-60
AB  - The cardiac surgical data base at Georgetown University Hospital was reviewed for 
      patients operated on between January 1, 1980, and September 30, 1986, to 
      determine predictors of length of postoperative hospitalization. Mortality among 
      the 1,919 operations was 115 (6%). In the study group of 1,804 operations 
      resulting in survival for at least 30 days, the following factors were analyzed: 
      type of operation, age, sex, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class, 
      urgency of operation, preoperative myocardial infarction (MI), weight, body 
      surface area, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, previous cardiac operation, 
      smoking history, and family history of cardiac disease. The overall mean length 
      of hospitalization was 10.7 +/- 5.6 days. The analyses indicated that valve 
      operation, age less than 30 and greater than 60 years, female sex, NYHA Class IV, 
      urgent operation, preoperative MI 1 to 4 weeks before operation, and diabetes 
      mellitus requiring medical treatment prolonged hospitalization, but generally by 
      only 2 days. Major prolongation of hospitalization was associated with age in the 
      20- to 30-year and 80- to 90-year brackets. Unexpectedly, heavy body weight and 
      smoking were not predictive.
FAU - Katz, N M
AU  - Katz NM
AD  - Department of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
FAU - Ahmed, S W
AU  - Ahmed SW
FAU - Clark, B K
AU  - Clark BK
FAU - Wallace, R B
AU  - Wallace RB
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Ann Thorac Surg
JT  - The Annals of thoracic surgery
JID - 15030100R
SB  - IM
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - *Cardiac Surgical Procedures/mortality
MH  - District of Columbia
MH  - Factor Analysis, Statistical
MH  - Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over
MH  - Hospitals, Teaching/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Hospitals, University/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Length of Stay
MH  - Postoperative Period
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sex Factors
EDAT- 1988/06/01 00:00
MHDA- 1988/06/01 00:01
CRDT- 1988/06/01 00:00
PHST- 1988/06/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1988/06/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1988/06/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - S0003-4975(10)64770-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64770-4 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Thorac Surg. 1988 Jun;45(6):656-60. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64770-4.