Increased chest tube drainage is independently associated with adverse outcome after cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-51

  Christensen, Michael C ^a   Dziewior, Frank ^b   Kempel, Angela ^c   Von Heymann, Christian ^d  

^a NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^b Klinik fur Herzchirurgie   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

anticoagulation; cardiac surgery; cardiopulmonary bypass; coagulation; hemorrhage; outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRATE; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHEST TUBE DRAINAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHEST TUBES; COHORT STUDIES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84855311964     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.09.021     Document Type: Article

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