April 1, 2006Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Quality of Life at Three Years after Cardiac Surgery: Relationship with Preoperative Status and Quality of Recovery
Key result
Quality of life was significantly improved at three years after cardiac surgery compared with preoperative status (P<0.0005), and poor early recovery predicted poor long-term QoL.
Why the study?
Does cardiac surgery improve quality of life at three years compared to preoperative status in adult cardiac surgical patients?
Population
108 adult cardiac surgical patients
Comparison
Cardiac surgery vs Preoperative status
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
about three years
Authors
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Implication
May inform preoperative counseling on expected long-term QoL; leaves open causal confirmation in randomized trials.
Study Design
Type
Observational (n=108)
Structured PICO
Does cardiac surgery improve quality of life at three years compared to preoperative status in adult cardiac surgical patients?
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Population
108 adult cardiac surgical patients followed for approximately three years to assess quality of life and recovery.
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Exposure
Cardiac surgery
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Comparator
Preoperative status
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Outcome
Quality of life (QoL) at three years after cardiac surgerypatient reported
Main Result
p-value: p=<0.0005
Quality of life significantly improves three years after cardiac surgery, and early postoperative quality of recovery (QoR-40) can predict long-term QoL.
Cite This Study
Myles et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Adult cardiac surgical patients (n=108). Cardiac surgery vs. Preoperative status was evaluated on Quality of life (QoL) at three years (p=<0.0005). Quality of life was significantly improved at three years after cardiac surgery compared with preoperative status (P<0.0005), and poor early recovery predicted poor long-term QoL.