Outcomes and readmissions after cardiac surgery in patients with chronic steroid use: a nationwide propensity score matched analysis
Patients with CSU had higher baseline comorbidity burden but did not have higher index admission mortality or complications. Patients with CSU were more often readmitted within 30 days of discharge, but their outcomes during readmissions were like those in patients without CSU.
Authors
- Jean‐Luc A. Maigrot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2632-3142)
- Guangjin Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7707-1435)
- Edward G. Soltesz
- Nicholas K. Schiltz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0122-6477)
- Siran M. Koroukian
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03750-x
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00