Postpericardiotomy syndrome incidence, diagnostic and treatment strategies: experience AT two collaborative centers.

Among patients subjected to aortic valve and/or aortic surgery, regression analysis showed significant association of fever, C-reactive protein (CRP) elevation between 5 and 100 mg/L, urgent procedure and postoperative antibiotic use with PPS diagnosis, whereas younger age showed near-significant association.

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Younger age was also prominently associated with a higher frequency of PPS; however, it did not reach statistical significance ( Table 2 ).

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