Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Association between postoperative acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure and hospital mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter registry-based retrospective study
Main findingResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.56 95% CI 1.33–1.82Authors' conclusion
In this large cohort of cardiac surgery patients, AHRF was common and significantly associated with increased hospital mortality.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥ 16 years) admitted to ICU after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valvular surgery or combined procedures, ANZICS Adult Patient Database, January 2018–December 2022
- Participants
- 86,214 adults
- Exposure
- Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) vs no AHRF
- AHRFn = 54,044
- Outcome
- Hospital mortality
Methodological detailsmulticentre, registry-based
- Multicentre
- Registry-based
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted odds ratio
1.56
95% CI 1.33–1.82
By group
AHRF vs No AHRF
aOR 1.56 (95% CI 1.33–1.82)
- Overall hospital mortality
- 1.1%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
AHRF incidence
- Patients with AHRF
- 62.7%
Original publication
Association between postoperative acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure and hospital mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter registry-based retrospective study. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 30 October 2025. doi:10.
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