Early respiratory outcomes following cardiac surgery in patients with COVID-19.
J Card Surg
; 35(10): 2479-2485, 2020 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-712959
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Both coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and cardiac surgery have a negative impact on pulmonary function. This study aimed to determine the postoperative respiratory outcomes of patients with COVID-19 who underwent cardiac surgery.METHODS:
In this retrospective study, we reviewed and analyzed the patient characteristics and clinical data of 25 asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 who underwent urgent or emergency cardiac surgery at Tehran Heart Center Hospital, Iran, between 29 February and 10 April 2020.RESULTS:
The mean age, EuroSCORE, and body mass index were 57.3 ± 15.1 years, 6.65 ± 1.29, and 25.7 ± 3.7 kg/m2 , respectively. Four patients underwent off-pump cardiac surgery and 21 underwent on-pump cardiac surgery with a median cardiopulmonary bypass time of 85 minutes (interquartile range (IQR, 50-147). The overall mortality rate and the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) were higher compared to those of a propensity-matched group of patients who underwent cardiac surgery in the pre-COVID era. The median intubation time was 13 hours (IQR, 9.5-18), which was comparable to that of pre-COVID cardiac surgery patients. The readmission rate to the ICU was 16%. In this ICU readmitted group, the mean oxygen index, FiO2 , and mortality rate were higher and the PaO2 /FiO2 ratio was lower than those of the nonreadmitted patients.CONCLUSIONS:
Although early respiratory outcomes of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients who underwent early cardiac surgery appeared to be satisfactory, compared to the propensity-scored matched non-COVID group, the postoperative outcomes were worse, especially in the ICU readmitted patients. We suggest postponing cardiac operations unless the patient requires emergency surgery.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Postoperative Complications
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Tidal Volume
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
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Heart Diseases
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Card Surg
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jocs.14915
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