Key result
Cardiac surgery in octogenarians is linked to a sustained ~15% improvement in physical SF-36 scores.
Why the study?
There is a paucity of prospective data on health-related quality of life in octogenarians undergoing cardiac surgery, which is critical for decision making.
Does cardiac surgery improve health-related quality of life in patients aged 80 years and older?
Observational (n=106)
No
Does cardiac surgery improve health-related quality of life in patients aged 80 years and older?
Absolute Event Rate: 39.4% vs 34.3%
p-value: p=<0.001
Cardiac surgery in octogenarians significantly improves physical health-related quality of life at three months, with benefits sustained at one year.
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May support surgical decisions for physical QoL gains in selected octogenarians; leaves open need for randomized confirmation of net benefit.
Deutsch et al. (2013) conducted an observational in Cardiac surgery (n=106). Cardiac surgery vs. Baseline (preoperative) was evaluated on Physical component score of SF-36 at 3 months (p=<0.001). Cardiac surgery in octogenarians significantly improved the physical component score of the SF-36 from 34.3 at baseline to 39.4 at three months (p<0.001), remaining stable at one year.
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