Research Article

Hepatic and Renal Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Study from the National Inpatient Sample

Table 3

Outcomes for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients compared to non-SLE patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.

OutcomeSLE patients n = 880Non-SLE patients n = 322,226OR (95% CI) value
% (n)% (n)

Death3.3 (29)2.4 (7,787)0.92 (0.63–1.35)0.671
Acute kidney injury20.9 (184)16.9 (54,543)1.27 (1.06–1.53)0.009
Acute myocardial infarction46.5 (409)44.5 (143,476)0.94 (0.82–1.09)0.413
Transient ischemic attack/stroke5.9 (52)5.6 (17,925)0.98 (0.74–1.31)0.903
Percutaneous coronary intervention2.7 (24)2.9 (9,205)0.83 (0.55–1.25)0.378
Mechanical circulatory support10.8 (95)9.6 (30,908)0.91 (0.73–1.14)0.408
Hemodialysis16.9 (149)12.6 (40,662)1.16 (0.94–1.44)0.166
Infections (defined as septicemia/septic shock, postoperative infection, central venous catheter-related infection, transfusion-related infection, or cardiac device-related infection)4.0 (35)2.8 (9,024)1.02 (0.71–1.45)0.931
Cardiogenic shock6.3 (55)5.9 (19,121)0.76 (0.57–1.02)0.072
Acute liver injury0.91 (8)1.3 (4,110)0.36 (0.16–0.80)0.012
Acute limb ischemia0.34 (3)0.27 (886)0.75 (0.17–3.38)0.713

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval. The bold values indicate that p < 0.05.