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STS U.S. CARDIAC SURGERY DATABASE
1997 CAB ONLY PATIENTS
INCIDENCE OF COMPLICATIONS SUMMARY
| FIRSTOP | REOP | |||
| POPULATION: 161,018 | POPULATION: 13,788 | |||
| COMPLICATION | # OF PATIENTS | % OF POP. | # OF PATIENTS | % OF POP. |
| Operative | ||||
Reop/Bleeding |
3,743 | 2.32% | 427 | 3.10% |
Reop/Valve Dysfunction |
19 | 0.01% | 3 | 0.02% |
Reop/Graft Occlusion |
237 | 0.15% | 58 | 0.42% |
Reop/Other Cardiac |
1,348 | 0.84% | 203 | 1.47% |
Reop/Non Cardiac |
2,769 | 1.72% | 382 | 2.77% |
Perioperative MI |
1,741 | 1.08% | 436 | 3.16% |
| Infection | ||||
Sternum-Superficial |
1,170 | 0.73% | 109 | 0.79% |
Sternum-Deep |
1,009 | 0.63% | 90 | 0.65% |
Leg |
2,035 | 1.26% | 193 | 1.40% |
IABP Site |
37 | 0.02% | 14 | 0.10% |
Septicemia |
1,477 | 0.92% | 233 | 1.69% |
Urinary Tract Infection |
2,452 | 1.52% | 224 | 1.62% |
| Neurologic | ||||
Stroke-Permanent |
2,651 | 1.65% | 296 | 2.15% |
Stroke-Transient |
1,194 | 0.74% | 125 | 0.91% |
Delirium |
4,212 | 2.62% | 485 | 3.52% |
Continuous Coma > 24 Hrs |
695 | 0.43% | 105 | 0.76% |
| Pulmonary | ||||
Ventilation > 1 Day |
8,791 | 5.46% | 1,470 | 10.66% |
Pulmonary Embolism |
524 | 0.33% | 42 | 0.30% |
Pulmonary Edema |
3,415 | 2.12% | 518 | 3.76% |
ARDS |
1,398 | 0.87% | 257 | 1.86% |
Pneumonia |
3,938 | 2.45% | 592 | 4.29% |
| Renal | ||||
Renal Failure |
5,063 | 3.14% | 702 | 5.09% |
Dialysis Required |
1,401 | 0.87% | 209 | 1.52% |
| Valvular | ||||
Structural Deterioration |
11 | 0.01% | 4 | 0.03% |
NonStructural Dysfunction |
10 | 0.01% | 2 | 0.01% |
Thromboembolism |
30 | 0.02% | 3 | 0.02% |
Valve Thrombus |
2 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
Anticoagulant Complication |
56 | 0.03% | 7 | 0.05% |
Prosthetic Valve SBE |
1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Vascular | ||||
Aortic Dissection |
52 | 0.03% | 4 | 0.03% |
Iliac/Femoral Dissection |
43 | 0.03% | 7 | 0.05% |
Acute Limb Ischemia |
695 | 0.43% | 147 | 1.07% |
| Other | ||||
Heart Block (Requiring Perm PM) |
1,301 | 0.81% | 129 | 0.94% |
Cardiac Arrest |
2,348 | 1.46% | 490 | 3.55% |
Anticoagulant Complication |
913 | 0.57% | 129 | 0.94% |
Tamponade |
623 | 0.39% | 76 | 0.55% |
GI Complication |
3,939 | 2.45% | 443 | 3.21% |
Multisystem Failure |
970 | 0.60% | 178 | 1.29% |
Atrial Fibrillation |
31,192 | 19.37% | 2,572 | 18.65% |
Readmission = 30 Days |
8,407 | 5.22% | 762 | 5.53% |
| NO COMPLICATION LISTED ABOVE | 103,518 | 64.29% | 7,999 | 58.01% |