65 Outcomes after cardiac surgery: are women of South Asian origin at increased risk?
DA George, D Morrice, AM Nevill... - Heart, 2011 - Objectives The population served by our centre has a relatively high proportion of people originating
from the Indian subcontinent (South Asians) compared to the national average (14.3% vs
4.6%). We observed that the mortality rate in South Asian women undergoing cardiac ...
Results During the study period, 1160 female patients underwent surgery with a mortality rate of 4.7%. Mortality in 113 South Asians was 8.9% vs 4.3% in non-Asians (p=0.03). Of 20 risk factors tested with univariate analysis, 16 were significantly associated with mortality. Logistic regression showed the following to be independent predictors of postoperative mortality: urgency of operation (OR 32.0; p>
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