Why the study?
Does the presence of comorbidities affect the outcome of anesthesia in elective surgical patients?
Population
165 adult patients aged between 18 and 84 years scheduled for elective surgery at a Tertiary Hospital in…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
perioperative period
Key result
The presence of comorbidities did not significantly affect the outcome of anesthesia in elective surgical patients, with 80.6% of patients having an uneventful perioperative period.
Authors
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Should not yet alter perioperative risk assessment in elective surgery; leaves open prospective validation of comorbidity impact.
Cross-Sectional (n=165)
No
Does the presence of comorbidities affect the outcome of anesthesia in elective surgical patients?
The presence of comorbidities, most commonly hypertension, did not significantly affect the outcome of anesthesia in this cohort of elective surgical patients.
Eyelade et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Elective surgical patients (n=165). Presence of comorbidity vs. Absence of comorbidity was evaluated on Outcome of anesthesia and intraoperative adverse events. The presence of comorbidities did not significantly affect the outcome of anesthesia in elective surgical patients, with 80.6% of patients having an uneventful perioperative period.