Key result
Higher preoperative trait anxiety (AHR 1.06 per point) and lower education level (AHR 0.86 per school year) were independently associated with an increased risk of long-term mortality after cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
Do preoperative anxiety and education level predict long-term mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Population
180 patients undergoing elective CABG or valve surgery at a single center in Hungary between July 2000 and…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 7.6 years (25th to 75th percentile, 7.4 to 8.1 years)
Authors
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May aid preoperative risk stratification after cardiac surgery; hypothesis-generating pending interventional trials.
Cohort (n=180)
No
Do preoperative anxiety and education level predict long-term mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Hazard Ratio: 1.06 (95% CI 1.02–1.09)
p-value: p=0.001
Preoperative anxiety and lower education levels are independent predictors of long-term mortality after cardiac surgery, suggesting that psychosocial screening may help identify high-risk patients.
Cserép et al. (2012) conducted a cohort in Patients undergoing elective CABG or valve surgery (n=180). Preoperative anxiety (STAI-T score) and education level vs. Lower anxiety / higher education level was evaluated on All-cause mortality (AHR 1.06, 95% CI 1.02-1.09, p=0.001). Higher preoperative trait anxiety (AHR 1.06 per point) and lower education level (AHR 0.86 per school year) were independently associated with an increased risk of long-term mortality after cardiac surgery.
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