Key result
ASA classification (OR 2.7), emergency surgery (OR 2.0), and intraoperative tachycardia (OR 3.8) strongly predicted postoperative adverse outcomes in geriatric noncardiac surgical patients.
Population
544 consecutive patients age 70 and older undergoing noncardiac surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital postoperative period
Authors
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Preoperative comorbidities may flag high-risk older noncardiac surgery patients; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce adverse outcomes.
Cohort (n=544)
No
Odds Ratio: 2.7 (95% CI 1.6–4.4)
In geriatric patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, ASA classification, emergency surgery, and intraoperative tachycardia are significant predictors of postoperative adverse outcomes.
Leung et al. (2001) conducted a cohort in Postoperative adverse outcomes in noncardiac surgery (n=544). Preoperative and intraoperative risk factors (e.g., ASA classification, emergency surgery, intraoperative tachycardia) vs. Lower baseline risk or absence of risk factors was evaluated on In-hospital postoperative adverse outcomes (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.6-4.4). ASA classification (OR 2.7), emergency surgery (OR 2.0), and intraoperative tachycardia (OR 3.8) strongly predicted postoperative adverse outcomes in geriatric noncardiac surgical patients.
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