Why the study?
Does cardiac surgery improve health-related quality of life similarly in older versus younger patients?
Population
310 patients undergoing cardiac surgery, mean age 65 years, 69% male. 101 patients were older than 70 years.
Comparison
Cardiac surgery vs Younger patients vs older patients
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Key result
Higher preoperative Physical Component Summary scores were identified as a significant risk factor for non-improvement of health-related quality of life 1 year after cardiac surgery (OR 1.03).
Authors
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May identify patients with limited HRQOL gains post-surgery; leaves open need for prospective validation before guiding decisions.
Observational (n=310)
No
Does cardiac surgery improve health-related quality of life similarly in older versus younger patients?
Older patients with higher operative risk experience similar improvements in health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery compared to younger patients.
Odds Ratio: 1.03 (95% CI 1–1.05)
p-value: p=0.0187
Kurfirst et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Cardiac surgery (n=310). Higher preoperative Physical Component Summary (PCS) score vs. Lower preoperative PCS score was evaluated on Non-improvement of health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery (OR 1.03, 95% CI 1.00-1.05, p=0.0187). Higher preoperative Physical Component Summary scores were identified as a significant risk factor for non-improvement of health-related quality of life 1 year after cardiac surgery (OR 1.03).