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October 19, 2025BMC GeriatricsOpen Access

Cardiac surgery in older adults: a retrospective cohort study of outcomes and risk score performance in octogenarians versus patients aged 65–79 years

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JGJavier Darío Garzón-RodríguezHospital Universitario San IgnacioPTPaula Liliana Torres-GómezUniversidad MayorKMK. A. Rodriguez MaciasHospital Universitario San Ignacio

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Implication

Retrospective cohort study compares in-hospital mortality and risk score performance in octogenarians and patients aged 65–79, indicating surgical decision factors.

Key Points

  • In-hospital mortality was 11.6% overall, with 15.7% for octogenarians versus 10.5% for younger patients, indicating similar survival rates.
  • EuroSCORE II showed significantly higher values in octogenarians, suggesting it may better assess surgical risk in this group.
  • Both age groups had comparable postoperative complication rates, as well as similar mortality rates, highlighting surgical safety in older adults.
  • EuroSCORE II demonstrated superior predictive performance compared to the STS score for in-hospital mortality in octogenarians.

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Garzón-Rodríguez et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f53b790a683139a97a2aedhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06416-4
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