Factors influencing length of intensive care unit stay following a bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt.

Takashi Kido Masamichi OnoLisa AnderlMelchior BurriMartina StrbadGunter BallingJulie Cleuziou Alfred HagerPeter EwertJürgen Hörer

Published in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2021)

Prolonged LOS in the ICU with a cut-off value of 19 days after BCPS was a significant risk factor for mortality. High pulmonary artery pressure at BCPS was a significant risk factor for a prolonged ICU stay.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
intensive care unit
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
mechanical ventilation
cardiovascular events
risk factors
coronary artery disease