Key result
Risk factors including longer extubation times, ICU stays, and blood transfusions were significantly associated with 30-day mortality, which occurred in 33 of 360 (9.2%) elderly patients (p<0.05).
Why the study?
Factors influencing 30-day morbidity and mortality in patients aged 65 and older undergoing cardiovascular surgery needed identification.
What are the determinants of 30-day mortality in patients aged 65 and older admitted to a cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit after cardiac surgery?
Observational (n=360)
What are the determinants of 30-day mortality in patients aged 65 and older admitted to a cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit after cardiac surgery?
p-value: p=<0.05
In elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery, 30-day mortality is significantly driven by perioperative factors including prolonged aortic clamp time, renal dysfunction, bleeding requiring reoperation, and the need for blood transfusions or noradrenaline.
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May flag high-risk elderly cardiac surgery patients; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Bedih Balkan (2024) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular surgery in elderly patients (n=360). Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative risk factors vs. Absence of risk factors was evaluated on 30-day mortality (p=<0.05). Risk factors including longer extubation times, ICU stays, and blood transfusions were significantly associated with 30-day mortality, which occurred in 33 of 360 (9.2%) elderly patients (p<0.05).
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