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ea0007p35 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | BES2004

The effect of body mass index on duration of intensive care stay and in-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery in an Irish centre

Cawood T , O'Shea D , Dowd N , McGovern E , Tolan M , Young V , O'Connell M , Lyons F

IntroductionWe aimed to establish whether Body Mass Index (BMI) affected outcomes including duration of intensive care stay and in-hospital mortality following cardiac surgery in an Irish cardiac surgery centre.MethodsA retrospective analysis of a consecutive series of 1055 cardiac surgery patients from June 2001 to June 2003 was carried out.ResultsBMI (kg/m2) dat...