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ArticleCardiovascular journal of Africa

Tabula viva chirurgic: a living surgical document.

Marius J Swart, Gina Joubert, Jan-Albert van den Berg, Gert J van Zyl

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Article in Cardiovascular journal of Africa. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marius J SwartBloemfontein Mediclinic; Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Department of Practical Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Email: mjswart@ktc.bfnmcc.co.za.
Gina JoubertDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Jan-Albert van den BergDepartment of Practical Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Gert J van ZylDean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
University of the Free State · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe purpose of this article is to present the results of a private cardiac surgical practice. This information could also serve as a hermeneutical text for new wisdom.

methodsA personal database of 1 750 consecutive patients who had had coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery was statistically analysed. Mortality and major morbidity figures were compared with large registries. Risk factors for postoperative death were determined.

resultsOver a period of 12 years, 1 344 (76.8%) males and 406 (23.2%) females were operated on. The observed mortality rate was 3.03% and the expected mortality rate (EuroSCORE) was 3.87%. After stepwise logistic regression, independent risk factors for death were urgency (intra-aortic balloon pump), renal impairment (chronic kidney disease, stage III), re-operation and an additional procedure. Apart from the 53 deaths, another 91 patients had major complications.

conclusionMortality and morbidity rates compared favourably with other international registries. Mortality was related to co-morbidities. This outcome contributes to a hermeneutical understanding focusing on new spiritual wisdom and meaning for the surgeon.

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Coronary Artery BypassHermeneuticsPrivate PracticeAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative Complications

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PMID27841902
PMCPMC5125284
OpenAlexW2530720431

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