Goodnight Moon: The (not so) mystical effect of folklore and superstitions on cardiac transplantation.

IF 6.4 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Pub Date : 2024-12-13 DOI:10.1016/j.healun.2024.12.007
Michaela Asher, Amit Iyengar, David Rekhtman, Joyce Jiang, Cindy Song, Noah Weingarten, Max Shin, Lindsay Nitsche, Constantine D Mavroudis
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Abstract

Background: The effect of Friday the 13th and Full Moons on cardiac transplantation is unknown. We investigated the impact of these superstitious events on recipient and donor qualities, complications, survival, and volume.

Methods: All adult transplants from 2013-2023 in the United Network for Organ Sharing database were retrospectively reviewed. Friday the 13th recipients were compared to Adjacent Friday recipients and all other recipients. Full Moon recipients were compared to New Moon recipients and all other transplants. Recipient and donor characteristics were statistically compared, and outcomes including transplant volume, frequency, complications, and survival were assessed between groups before, and after, the 2018 allocation change.

Results: One thousand and twenty transplants occurred on a Full Moon, and 134 occurred on a Friday the 13th. No differences between donors, recipients, or outcomes and volume across eras were found in the Lunar analysis (all p > 0.05). Compared to Adjacent Friday recipients, but not to the control group, Friday the 13th recipients had higher rates of severe functional impairment (44% vs 41%), longer admissions before transplant (4 vs 1 day), and a higher prevalence of intensive care unit placement (40% vs 35%) (all p < 0.05). However, no differences were found in donor characteristics, outcomes, survival, or volume in either era (all p > 0.05).

Conclusions: There is likely no substantial adverse or unlucky influence of the Full Moon or Friday the 13th on cardiac transplantation. However, perceived stress has demonstrated effects on medical outcomes and health system functioning. Therefore, further research should investigate the persistence of these beliefs in health care settings.

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晚安月亮民间传说和迷信对心脏移植的(不那么)神秘影响。
背景:13号星期五和满月对心脏移植的影响尚不清楚。我们调查了这些迷信事件对受体和供体质量、并发症、存活率和数量的影响:我们对器官共享联合网络数据库中 2013-2023 年间的所有成人移植手术进行了回顾性研究。将 "13 号星期五 "受者与 "相邻星期五 "受者及其他所有受者进行比较。满月受者与新月受者和所有其他移植者进行比较。对受者和捐献者的特征进行了统计比较,并评估了2018年分配改变之前和之后各组之间的移植量、频率、并发症和存活率等结果:1200例移植发生在满月,134例发生在13日星期五。在月圆分析中,没有发现捐献者、受者或不同年代的结果和数量之间存在差异(所有P>0.05)。与邻近星期五受者相比,但与对照组相比,13 日星期五受者出现严重功能障碍的比例更高(44% 对 41%),移植前入院时间更长(4 天对 1 天),入住重症监护室的比例更高(40% 对 35%)(所有数据均为 0.05):结论:满月或 13 日星期五对心脏移植可能没有实质性的不利或不吉利影响。然而,感知到的压力会对医疗结果和医疗系统的运作产生影响。因此,应进一步研究这些信念在医疗机构中的持续性。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, the official publication of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, brings readers essential scholarly and timely information in the field of cardio-pulmonary transplantation, mechanical and biological support of the failing heart, advanced lung disease (including pulmonary vascular disease) and cell replacement therapy. Importantly, the journal also serves as a medium of communication of pre-clinical sciences in all these rapidly expanding areas.
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