Factors influencing the use of postoperative bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) in patients undergoing adult cardiac surgery: A retrospective cohort study

• Published in: Health science reports 2022-11, Vol.5 (6), p.e873-n/a
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Syed S., Yousuf, Muhammad S., Samad, Khalid, Ullah, Hameed, Siddiqui, Khalid M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: acute respiratory failure (ARF); Anesthesia; BiPAP; cardiac surgery; Cardiology; Chi-square test; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cohort analysis; Comorbidity; Coronary vessels; Critical Care Medicine; Diaphragm (Anatomy); Digital video recorders; Environmental Health; Epidemiology; General Medicine; Genetics and Genomics; Heart surgery; Intubation; mechanical ventilation; Medical records; Morbidity; Mortality; noninvasive ventilation (NIV); Original Research; Ostomy; Patients; Pneumonia; Respiratory distress syndrome; Respiratory failure; Surgery; Surgical outcomes; Thoracic surgery
• ISSN: 2398-8835; 2398-8835
• DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.873

BAckground and Aims Respiratory complications are one of the biggest challenges following cardiac surgery, which can lead to hypoxia and acute respiratory failure (ARF). The aim of this study to identify the factors led to BiPAP application for postoperative respiratory complications and its effectiveness as the main outcome measures after cardiac surgery. Methods It was a retrospective cohort study with consecutive sampling technique. A total of 335 postcardiac surgery patients medical record was reviewed who were underwent for surgery from November 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019. 265 patients were finalized for the recruitment, five patients were excluded before the final analysis. Data of 260 patients were analyzed for compiling of results. Results The mean age was 59 years. 196 (75.4%) patients were males and females were 64 (24.6%). Mean weight was 72 kg and mean body mass index (BMI) 26.67 kg/m2. BiPAP application was in 38 (14.6%) patients and significantly high in with high BMI, (p