Research Article

Effect of Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation on Postoperative Outcome following Cardiac Surgery

Table 3

Logistic regression analysis for atrial fibrillation and outcome (unadjusted and Euro SCORE adjusted) ( ).

UnadjustedEuro SCORE Adjusted
OR95% C.I -valueOR95% C.I -value

Death3.9(2.6–5.7)<0.0011.7(1.1–2.7)0.013
Low Cardiac2.2(1.8–2.7)<0.0011.3(1.03–1.6)0.026
Reoperation1.6(1.1–2.3)0.0201.1(0.8–1.7)0.501
Ventilation3.0(2.2–3.9)<0.0011.4(1.0–1.96)0.048
Pulmonary1.3(1.0–1.7)0.0300.96(0.7–1.2)0.734
Neurological1.4(0.9–2.0)0.1000.9(0.6–1.3)0.507
Renal2.2(1.6–3.1)<0.0011.3(0.9–1.8)0.197
Infective2.1(1.5–2.8)<0.0011.5(1.1–2.1)0.010
GI*2.8(1.5–2.2)0.0022.0(1.0–3.9)0.044
ICU2.5(1.6–3.8)<0.0011.6(1.0–2.5)0.047
Blood transfusion1.6(1.3–1.8)<0.0010.8(0.6–0.99)0.043

*GI: gastrointestinal complications.
ICU: intensive care unit readmission.