Why the study?
Does the occurrence of nonfatal in-hospital postoperative complications reduce long-term quality of life and functional status in elderly patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?
Population
353 consecutive patients ≥ 70 years of age who had undergone noncardiac surgery (264 responded to the survey)
Comparison
Occurrence of nonfatal in-hospital postoperative… vs No in-hospital postoperative complications
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2-3 years
Authors
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May not yet shift perioperative counseling toward complication avoidance for long-term QoL; hypothesis-generating that diabetes and rehospitalization merit priority in geriatric noncardiac surgery research.
Does the occurrence of nonfatal in-hospital postoperative complications reduce long-term quality of life and functional status in elderly patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?
In geriatric patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, long-term quality of life and functional status are driven by baseline comorbidities and subsequent hospitalizations rather than the occurrence of in-hospital postoperative complications.
Manku et al. (2003) studied this question.
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