Preoperative frontal QRS-T angle is an independent correlate of hospital length of stay and predictor of haemodynamic support requirement following off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery

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Kaya E., Karabacak K., Kadan M., GÜRSES K. M., KOÇYİĞİT D., Doganci S., ...More

INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY, vol.21, no.1, pp.96-101, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 21 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.1093/icvts/ivv084
• Journal Name: INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.96-101
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: With the adoption of novel operative techniques and aggressive care protocols that facilitate earlier extubation and mobilization of patients, postoperative length of stay (LOS) following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) has declined. However, there is paucity of information regarding preoperative electrocardiographic predictors of LOS following CABG. In this study, we investigated whether frontal QRS-T angle, which is an abnormal repolarization marker in prediction of various cardiovascular events, was an independent correlate of postoperative hospital LOS for off-pump CABG. Furthermore, we evaluated independent predictors of vasopressor agent/intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support requirement following off-pump CABG.