Key result
Comprehensive geriatric assessment optimizes preoperative risk analysis in elderly patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
Standard perioperative risk scales often fail to optimally assess cardiac surgical risks in elderly patients with CAD, necessitating improved assessment methods.
Does comprehensive geriatric assessment improve perioperative risk analysis in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery compared to standard risk scales?
Does comprehensive geriatric assessment improve perioperative risk analysis in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery compared to standard risk scales?
Comprehensive geriatric assessment is recommended to supplement standard risk scales for better perioperative risk stratification in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
May support adding comprehensive geriatric assessment to preoperative evaluation in elderly cardiac surgery; leaves open need for prospective validation.
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Grishenok et al. (2021) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Comprehensive geriatric assessment vs. Standard risk stratification scales was evaluated on Optimization of preoperative risk analysis. Comprehensive geriatric assessment added to standard risk stratification methods optimizes preoperative risk analysis in elderly patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
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