Long-term outcome of patients undergoing re-exploration for bleeding following cardiac surgery: a SWEDEHEART study.
Alexandra A HeimisdottirSusanne J NielsenMartin KarlssonAnders JeppssonTomas GudbjartssonPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
Patients who are re-explored for bleeding within 24 h have almost four-fold higher odds of mortality within 3 months post-procedure. However, the increased risk of death following re-exploration is not maintained in the long term.