Factors Influencing Selected Lengths of ICU Stay for Coronary Artery Bypass Patients
- 1 July 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
- Vol. 12 (4) , 52-61
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005082-199807000-00006
Abstract
This study examines factors influencing the length of intensive care unit stay for patients after coronary artery bypass surgery. Profiles of patients with selected lengths of ICU stay were identified for Group 1 (≤1 day) and Group 2 (≥2 days). Medical records of 175 patients who had undergone this procedure at an urban teaching hospital were reviewed. Patients who had a 1-day ICU length of stay were younger (mean=62.39, SD=10,88) and had comorbidities such as hypertension. Those patients with an ICU length of stay 2 days or longer were older (mean=68.18, SD=11.84) and had preoperative comorbidities such as congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ejection fractionKeywords
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