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. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):e0152060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152060

Table 4. Risks of postoperative complications in patients with new postoperative atrial fibrillation.

    OR or HR 95% CI P-value
Composite of in-hospital MAEs
In-hospital death
In-hospital myocardial infarction 4.08 2.18–7.61 <0.0001
In-hospital revascularization
In-hospital stroke 4.1 0.99–16.88 0.051
Prolonged mechanical ventilation (>72h) 15.17 4.31–53.46 <0.0001
Acute kidney injury 1.77 0.73–4.28 0.21
One year MACCEs 2.93 1.76–4.87 <0.001
Death 11.91 1.06–133.32 0.04
Myocardial infarction 3.56 2.06–6.28 <0.0001
Revascularization
Stroke 4.7 1.29–17.15 0.02
Other postoperative outcomes
Prolonged ICU stay (>72h) 2.35 1.36–4.06 0.002
In-hospital wound problem 1.6 0.52–4.97 0.41
Bleeding-related reoperation 2.66 0.76–9.35 0.13
Time to extubation, hr 0.013
Length of stay at ICU, hr <0.001
CKMBmax <0.001
Troponin Imax 0.001
  NT-proBNPmax     0.07

OR indicates odds ratio; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; MAEs, major adverse events; MACCEs, major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events; ICU, intensive care unit;; CKMBmax, postoperative maximum creatine kinase-MB; NT-proBNPmax, postoperative maximum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide.