Key result
In patients older than 80 years undergoing noncardiac surgery, an ASA physical status classification of 3 or greater significantly predicted severe postoperative complications (OR 5.271).
Why the study?
What are the prevalence and predictors of severe postoperative complications in patients older than 80 years undergoing noncardiac surgery?
Population
532 patients older than 80 years who underwent elective or emergent noncardiac surgery between June 2011 and…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 month postoperatively and in-hospital
Authors
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ASA ≥3 may flag high-risk octogenarians for noncardiac surgery; hypothesis-generating for risk-stratification tools.
Observational (n=532)
No
What are the prevalence and predictors of severe postoperative complications in patients older than 80 years undergoing noncardiac surgery?
Odds Ratio: 5.271 (95% CI 2.019–13.758)
Absolute Event Rate: 11.5% vs 2%
p-value: p=0.001
In patients over 80 undergoing noncardiac surgery, severe postoperative complications occurred in 4.1% and were independently predicted by ASA physical status ≥3, neurosurgery, and longer operation duration.
Kim et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Patients older than 80 years undergoing elective or emergent noncardiac surgery (n=532). American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification ≥3 vs. ASA physical status classification <3 was evaluated on Severe postoperative complications within the first month after operation (OR 5.271, 95% CI 2.019-13.758, p=0.001). In patients older than 80 years undergoing noncardiac surgery, an ASA physical status classification of 3 or greater significantly predicted severe postoperative complications (OR 5.271).
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