Publications by authors named "Kelly Leblond"
Background: Of patients undergoing cardiac surgery in the United States, 15% to 20% are re-hospitalized within 30 days. Current models to predict readmission have not evaluated the association between severity of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and 30-day readmissions.
Methods: We collected data from 2,209 consecutive patients who underwent either coronary artery bypass or valve surgery at 7 member hospitals of the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group Cardiac Surgery Registry between July 2008 and December 2010.
Article Synopsis
- About 20% of patients who have cardiac surgery end up being readmitted within 30 days, primarily due to infections and chronic diseases like diabetes and COPD.
- In a study involving 2,176 patients, those with higher pre-surgery white blood cell (WBC) counts were found to have a greater likelihood of being readmitted within 30 days.
- These findings suggest that monitoring baseline WBC counts could help healthcare teams identify patients at higher risk for readmission, improving post-surgery care.