Time of day of cardiac surgery and postoperative outcomes in the <scp>UK</scp> : a secondary analysis of linked national datasets
Time-of-day variation in postoperative death due to cardiovascular disease following cardiac surgery was observed, with the highest risk seen in late morning procedures. These findings suggest that intra-operative or organisational factors specific to this period may influence outcomes. Future research should explore whether individual circadian phenotypes or chronotypes contribute to this variation, supporting a move towards precision and personalised scheduling of cardiac surgery to optimise patient outcomes.
Authors
- P McGuigan
- Stuart W Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3468-591X)
- John Blaikley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7651-5682)
- Gareth Kitchen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5070-3183)
- Karen E. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7548-4466)
- Hannah Durrington
- Anthony Wilson
- Paul Dark
- Kathryn Rowan
- Tim Felton
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Northern Health and Social Care Trust (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal Victoria Hospital (GB)
- Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anaesthesia
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70125
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 76.73