Impact of fluid balance on incidence of atrial fibrillation after cardiothoracic surgery.
Excessive fluid administration after cardiothoracic surgery has been proposed as a cause of postoperative atrial fibrillation. In this study, we observed that fluid balance and volume administered on postoperative day 2 was greater in patients who developed postoperative AF than in those who did not. We also found that net fluid balance on postoperative day 2 was an independent predictor of postoperative AF among patients not receiving prophylactic therapy.
Kalus
James S
JS
Department of Drug Information, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut 06102, USA.
Caron
Michael F
MF
White
C Michael
CM
Mather
Jeffrey F
JF
Gallagher
Robert
R
Boden
William E
WE
Kluger
Jeffrey
J
D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone