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The correlation between bowel complications and cardiac surgery

V Mishra1, S Hewage1, S Islam1,2

  • 1St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, UK.

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery : SJS : Official Organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society
|December 29, 2020
PubMed

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Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery are fatal. This review identifies risk factors and prevention strategies to minimize adverse outcomes in surgical cardiac patients.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical Outcomes

Background:

  • Cardiac surgery outcomes have improved, but gastrointestinal complications remain a significant cause of mortality and reintervention.
  • Ischemia and hemorrhage are common causes of post-cardiac surgery gastrointestinal issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key risk factors for gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery.
  • To understand the pathogenesis of these gastrointestinal sequelae.
  • To discuss prevention strategies for minimizing adverse outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of risk factors and pathogenesis of gastrointestinal complications post-cardiac surgery.
  • Analysis of current prevention strategies.

Main Results:

  • Identified significant predisposing risk factors for gastrointestinal complications.
  • Elucidated the pathogenesis of common gastrointestinal sequelae.
  • Outlined evidence-based prevention strategies.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding risk factors and pathogenesis is crucial for preventing gastrointestinal complications.
  • Proactive prevention strategies can significantly reduce mortality and reintervention rates in cardiac surgical patients.

Keywords:
Gastrointestinalcardiopulmonary bypasshemorrhageischemiarisk stratification

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