Changes in multiorgan heart transplants following the 2018 allocation policy change.

Background: This study evaluated the impact of the heart allocation policy change in 2018 on the characteristics and outcomes of multiorgan transplants involving heart allografts.

Methods: Adults undergoing multiorgan heart transplantation from 2010 to 2020 were identified from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) registry. Transplants were stratified into occurring before versus after the October 2018 heart allocation change.

Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery: Incidence, predictors, and impact on outcomes.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence, predictors, and long-term impact of gastrointestinal (GI) complications following adult cardiac surgery.

Methods: Index Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) adult cardiac operations performed between January 2010 and February 2018 at a single institution were included. Patients were stratified by the occurrence of postoperative GI complications.

Very Early Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Does Not Affect Readmission or Survival.

Background: This study evaluated the impact of very early hospital discharge after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on subsequent readmission and survival.

Methods: Adults undergoing isolated CABG from 2011 to 2018 at a single institution were included. Patients were stratified on the basis of their postoperative length of hospital stay: short stay (≤4 days) and nonshort stay (>4 days).