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Cardiac surgery service is dependent on the availability of cardiac intensive care facility. some patients are eligible for fast-track protocol. We investigate the factors determining prolonged intensive care stay following cardiac surgery, with the view to developing a model that predicts prolonged stay.

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  • Background/Introduction Cardiac surgery service is dependent on the availability of cardiac intensive care facility. some patients are eligible for fast-track protocol

  • We investigate the factors determining prolonged intensive care stay following cardiac surgery, with the view to developing a model that predicts prolonged stay

  • Retrospective data analysis on 1592 consecutive patients admitted to intensive care following cardiac surgery (2011-2014)

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Background/Introduction Cardiac surgery service is dependent on the availability of cardiac intensive care facility. some patients are eligible for fast-track protocol. Strategies for prevention of prolonged intensive care unit stay following cardiac surgery by identifying the determinants Philemon Gukop1*, Oswaldo Valencia1, Mazin Sarsam1, Vankatachallam Chandrasekaran1, Brendan Madden2 From World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons 25th Anniversary Congress, Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK.

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