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World J Crit Care Med. Sep 9, 2025; 14(3): 102991
Published online Sep 9, 2025. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v14.i3.102991
Published online Sep 9, 2025. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v14.i3.102991
Table 2 Main laboratory parameters, n (%)
| Variables of interest | POAF, hx (n = 22) | POAF, no hx (n = 23) | No POAF, hx (n = 35) | No POAF, no hx (n = 267) | Overall (n = 347) | P value |
| Laboratory parameters (mean/SD, median/IQR) | ||||||
| Hemoglobin (mean, SD) | 8.7 (1.7) | 8.4 (1.8) | 8.0 (1.4) | 8.5 (1.8) | 8.5 (1.7) | 0.344 |
| Brain natriuretic peptide (median, IQR) | 5090 (3770-9840) | 18900 (8740-29500) | 2590 (1100-5960) | 2420 (918-7810) | 3270 (1180-10000) | 0.002 |
| Lactate (median, IQR) | 1.5 (1.3-2.3) | 3.3 (2.2-5.3) | 2.3 (1.5-3.1) | 1.8 (1.2-3.3) | 1.9 (1.2-3.5) | 0.091 |
| Left Atrium diameter (mean, SD) | 43.6 (5) | 38.7 (3.5) | 43.6 (7.7) | 38.5 (5.6) | 39.5 (6) | < 0.001 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (mean %, SD) | 57.0 (8.5) | 57.7 (9.3) | 55.3 (10.4) | 57.0 (10.5) | 56.9 (10.2) | 0.692 |
| Electrolytes | ||||||
| Sodium (mean, SD) | 136 (4.1) | 133 (7.2) | 136 (5.8) | 134 (4.8) | 135 (5.1) | 0.186 |
| Potassium (median, IQR) | 3.5 (3.1-3.8) | 3.3 (3.1-4) | 3.8 (3.5-4.2) | 3.5 (3.2-3.8) | 3.6 (3.2-3.8) | 0.130 |
| Calcium (median, IQR) | 7.1(6.5-7.6) | 7 (6.5-7.5) | 7.5 (7-8.3) | 7.4 (6.7-8.0) | 7.3 (6.7-8.0) | 0.076 |
| Magnesium (mean, SD) | 1.7 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.3) | 1.7 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.3) | 0.688 |
| Phosphorus (median, IQR) | 2.7 (2.1-3.2) | 2.5 (2.2-3.9) | 2.8 (2.2-3.8) | 2.7 (2.2-3.5) | 2.7 (2.2-3.5) | 0.977 |
- Citation: Giannis D, Zhao R, Fernandez L, Nikolov N, Sneed C, Kiarie P, Miele A, Louis MA, Mandava NR. Postoperative atrial fibrillation in emergent non-cardiac surgery: Risk factors and outcomes from a ten-year intensive-care unit retrospective study. World J Crit Care Med 2025; 14(3): 102991
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