PMID: 16522963Mar 9, 2006Paper

Atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort series

Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing
Kimberly ScherrCori-Lynn Kozak

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common postoperative complication of cardiac surgery, yet the prevention and treatment of postoperative AF remains controversial and varies among practitioners. The purpose of this study was to document the incidence and time of onset of postoperative AF in a cardiac surgical cohort, examine risk factors implicated in the occurrence of postoperative AF, and assess effectiveness of current treatment strategies implemented for postoperative AF. A retrospective health record review was conducted on 1078 adults following cardiac surgery. Data on demographic, preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative risk factors for postoperative AF, documented episodes of AF, and clinical outcomes were recorded. Overall incidence of postoperative AF was 39.6%: 57.6% after cardiac valve surgery, 69.3% after combined coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery, and 33% after bypass graft surgery alone. The peak onset of postoperative AF occurred on the second postoperative day. Advancing age, history of AF, combined cardiac valve and coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and high Mg+2 levels on the third postoperative day were significant predictors of postoperative AF in this cohort. Length of hospitalization i...Continue Reading

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