Why the study?
The study was conducted to evaluate the association between lower extremity skeletal muscle status, autonomic balance, and short-term outcomes in cardiac surgery patients.
Does preoperative skeletal muscle status and autonomic balance predict short-term postoperative complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Population
64 patients undergoing non-urgent cardiac surgery
Comparison
Patients with vs without postoperative complications
Design
Observational cohort study
Authors
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May link lower-extremity muscle status and autonomic balance to short-term cardiac surgery outcomes; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical use.
Does preoperative skeletal muscle status and autonomic balance predict short-term postoperative complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Preoperative assessment of skeletal muscle strength and autonomic balance can help predict the risk of short-term postoperative complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Сумин et al. (2020) studied this question.
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