Complications after cardiac surgery may vary from very minor events that can be resolved without the need for pharmacological treatment to more serious episodes which can be life-threatening, require multiple interventions, delay patient’s discharge, and may lead to multiorgan failure or even death. The Society of Thoracic Surgery identifies five major postoperative complications: stroke, renal failure (defined as a threefold or greater rise in creatinine or new dialysis requirement), prolonged intubation (>24 h), unplanned reoperation, and deep sternal wound infection/mediastinitis.
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Fiore, A., Grande, A. M., & Gatti, G. (2023). Major Complications of Cardiac Surgery. In The High-Risk Surgical Patient (pp. 537–550). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17273-1_49
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