Objective
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia after cardiac surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) with the use of blood product and levels of postoperative hemoglobin in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
Methods
Between June 2013-December 2013, 80 patients who underwent isolated CABG splitted up 2 groups that contain 40 patients according to the level of their postoperative hemoglobin and they were taken to study prospectively. In Group 1, there were patients that whose level of postoperative hemoglobin is below 10 g/dl. In Group 2, there were also patients that whose level of postoperative hemoglobin is above 10 g/dl. Patients in both groups are compared with each other according to the use of blood product and the devolopment POAF, then the relationship between the use of blood product and the development of AF is analyzed. Additionally, the patients that develop POAF and the patients that do not develop POAF are compared with each other. Thus, risk factor analysis for POAF have been made and the postoperative follow-up results were compared.
Methods
Between June 2013-December 2013, 80 patients who underwent isolated CABG splitted up 2 groups that contain 40 patients according to the level of their postoperative hemoglobin and they were taken to study prospectively. In Group 1, there were patients that whose level of postoperative hemoglobin is below 10 g/dl. In Group 2, there were also patients that whose level of postoperative hemoglobin is above 10 g/dl. Patients in both groups are compared with each other according to the use of blood product and the devolopment POAF, then the relationship between the use of blood product and the development of AF is analyzed. Additionally, the patients that develop POAF and the patients that do not develop POAF are compared with each other. Thus, risk factor analysis for POAF have been made and the postoperative follow-up results were compared.
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