Visualabstract Pericardiotomy After Cardiac Surgery May Reduce The

Visualabstract Pericardiotomy After Cardiac Surgery May Reduce The Background atrial fibrillation (af) is associated with adverse events after cardiac surgery. multiple studies have reported that posterior pericardiotomy (pp) may be effective for preventing af after coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg), but some conflicting results have been reported and the quality of evidence from previous meta analyses has been limited. the present study aimed to. Postoperative atrial fibrillation (poaf) and pericardial effusion: a dangerous liaison. poaf represents the most frequent complication in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, 1 with an estimated incidence ranging from 19% to 30%. 2 4 rather than acting as an innocent bystander, its occurrence has been associated with major adverse outcomes, including higher rates of mortality, stroke, heart.

The Role Of The Posterior Left Pericardiotomy In Reducing Pericardial Left pericardiotomy is a simple surgical procedure in which the pericardial space is drained into the left pleural cavity through a posterior pericardial incision, and this procedure has been hypothesised to potentially reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation. 7,8 small studies and meta analyses have shown a reduction in. Pericardial effusion is common after cardiac surgery and can trigger atrial fibrillation. we tested the hypothesis that posterior left pericardiotomy, a surgical manoeuvre that drains the pericardial space into the left pleural cavity, might reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. Surgery. posterior left pericardiotomy at the time of surgery reduces the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing surgery on the coronary arteries, aortic valve or. A 2023 meta analysis 17 including 25 rcts comparing posterior pericardiotomy to no posterior pericardiotomy in 4467 patients undergoing cardiac surgery found that the overall risk of poaf was significantly lower in the posterior pericardiotomy group (or 0.49, 95% ci 0.38–0.610), as was the risk of supraventricular tachycardia (0.66, 95% ci 0.