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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 3 Procedural characteristics, 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 |
| Procedural characteristics | ||||||
| Type of procedure | ||||||
| Above the knee amputation | 2 (9.1) | 1 (4.3) | 15 (42.9) | 38 (14.2) | 56 (16.1) | < 0.001 |
| Below the knee amputation | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (8.6) | 20 (7.5) | 23 (6.6) | 0.388 |
| Exploratory laparotomy | 20 (90.9) | 22 (95.7) | 17 (48.6) | 208 (77.9) | 267 (76.9) | < 0.001 |
| Duration of procedure, [mean, (SD)] | 2.9 (1.3) | 2.7 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.2) | 2.6 (1.2) | 0.169 |
| Preoperative b-blocker | 7 (31.8) | 7 (30.4) | 12 (34.3) | 61 (22.8) | 87 (25.1) | 0.322 |
| Type of anesthesia | ||||||
| general endotracheal anesthesia | 20 (90.9) | 17 (73.9) | 25 (71.4) | 217 (81.3) | 279 (80.4) | 0.0764 |
| Regional | 1 (4.5) | 1 (4.3) | 8 (22.9) | 26 (9.7) | 36 (10.4) | |
| Monitored anesthesia care | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (0.7) | 4 (1.2) | |
| Combined anesthesia techniques | 1 (4.5) | 4 (17.4) | 1 (2.9) | 22 (8.2) | 28 (8.1) | |
| Mean intraoperative IVF intake [mean, (SD) mL] | 2900 (2040) | 2420 (1340) | 1340 (1420) | 2280 (1980) | 2240 (1920) | 0.001 |
- 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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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v14.i3.102991