Obesity and early complications after cardiac surgery

摘要: diac surgery. 7-10 Given the lack of Australian studies on this topic, and rising prevalence obes- ity in Australia, we aimed to investigate obesity patients undergoing cardiac surgery Australia. In addition, sought examine relationship between early morbidity mortality after ABSTRACT Objective: To assess coronary artery bypass grafting, heart valve surgery, or both procedures, its association with postoperative outcomes. Design setting: Retrospective analysis data, collected by Australasian Society Cardiac Thoracic Surgeons Victorian Surgery Database Project, 1 June 2001 31 January 2006. Participants: 11 736 divided into four groups: underweight (body mass index (BMI), 30 (28.6% obese, 1.8% morbidly obese) compared an expected 21.2%. Morbid was associated prolonged ventilation (adjusted odds ratio (OR), 2.4; 95% CI, 1.6-3.7), readmission intensive care OR, 2.2; 1.2-4.1), length stay > 14 days 2.1; 1.4-3.3). Both morbid were renal failure ORs, 1.4 (95% 1.1-1.7) 2.9 1.7-4.9), respectively) deep sternal wound infection 2.4 1.5-3.8) 7.2 2.8-18.7), respectively). Conclusions: Obesity is times more prevalent having grafting Victoria general adult population. are