Causal determinants of postoperative length of stay in cardiac surgery using causal graphical learning
Lee JJR, Srinivasan R, Ong CS, Alejo D, Schena S, Shpitser I, Sussman M, Whitman GJR, Malinsky D. Causal determinants of postoperative length of stay in cardiac surgery using causal graphical learning. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2022, 166: e446-e462. PMID: 36154975, PMCID: PMC9968823, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac Surgical ProceduresHumansLength of StayPostoperative ComplicationsRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesConceptsAortic valve replacement surgeryPostoperative lengthCoronary artery bypassValve replacement surgeryElectronic health record dataHealth record dataArtery bypassReplacement surgeryRetrospective electronic health record dataMean postoperative lengthCardiac surgery patientsRecord dataClinical knowledgeIndirect causesPreoperative dialysisPostoperative complicationsSurgery patientsCardiac surgeryPatient managementStayClinical protocolsPatientsSurgeryOperating roomStatistical association