title: Unexpected death following aortocoronary bypass.
abstract: Since 1968, 1,800 aortocoronary bypass procedures have been performed with 37 operative or early postoperative deaths (2.1%). Twenty-one deaths (57%) occurred in patients with one or more of the following predetermined risk factors: ventricular aneurysm, decreased left ventricular contractility, left main coronary artery stenosis, valve replacement, recent infarction, or cardiogenic shock. The remaining 16 deaths (43%) were unexpected and occurred in patients with none of these risk factors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000401:mortality; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000401:mortality; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000401:mortality*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000401:mortality; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000401:mortality; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000401:mortality; D012306:Risk; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000401:mortality; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000401:mortality