Why the study?
Health-related quality of life determines surgical success from the patient perspective, prompting identification of predictors to highlight modifiable targets for intervention after cardiac surgery.
What are the independent predictors of health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery?
Population
41 included studies of adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Comparison
Predictors of post-cardiac surgery HRQoL
Design
Systematic review with narrative synthesis
Key result
A systematic review of 41 studies identified 103 independent predictors of health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery, including potentially modifiable factors like BMI, smoking, and depression.
Authors
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Modifiable predictors may guide prehabilitation to optimize HRQoL after cardiac surgery; leaves open need for interventional trials.
Systematic Review
What are the independent predictors of health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery?
Potentially modifiable predictors of HRQoL after cardiac surgery, such as BMI, smoking, and depression, represent targets for prehabilitation interventions to improve patient-centered outcomes.
Sanders et al. (2022) conducted a systematic review in Cardiac surgery. Cardiac surgery was evaluated on Independent predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A systematic review of 41 studies identified 103 independent predictors of health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery, including potentially modifiable factors like BMI, smoking, and depression.