Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
-
J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2022
Using the C2HEST Score for Predicting Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: A Report From the Western Denmark Heart Registry, the Danish National Patient Registry, and the Danish National Prescription Registry.
New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication after cardiac surgery. A targeted approach is necessary for prophylactic handling of the complication. The authors tested the performance of the C2HEST score to predict POAF in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. ⋯ The discriminative ability of the C2HEST score, measured by the AUC, was limited in this population, and was not proven to be superior to the CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and mC2HEST scores in predicting POAF after cardiac surgery.
-
J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2022
Effectiveness and Safety of E-aminocaproic Acid in Overall and Less-Invasive Cardiac Surgeries.
To examine E-aminocaproic acid effectiveness in reducing transfusion requirements in overall and less-invasive cardiac surgery, and to assess its safety. ⋯ The reduction of postoperative red blood cell requirement observed when analyzing the overall cohort did not translate to less-invasive cardiac surgery in the authors' patient population; however, both overall and less-invasive cohorts had lower requirements for other blood components with E-aminocaproic acid. There was no association with major Society of thoracic surgeons (STS)-defined morbidity and mortality in both groups.