Key result
Female sex is linked to worse post-cardiac surgery survival, with sex-specific predictors like age and LVEF.
Why the study?
Applying the gender lens to risk factors and outcomes after adult cardiac surgery is important to ensure comprehensive cardiovascular science and improve surgical treatment effectiveness and cost savings.
Population
Adults undergoing cardiac surgery
Comparison
Gender-based differences in risk factors, comorbidities, and outcomes
Design
Review
Authors
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Incorporating sex and gender into cardiac surgery risk assessment may refine care; leaves open outcome and cost benefits pending higher-level evidence.
Highlights the importance of applying a gender lens in cardiac surgery, noting that female gender is an independent risk factor for survival.
Eifert et al. (2014) conducted a review in Adult cardiac surgery. Female gender vs. Male gender was evaluated on Survival after cardiac surgery. Female gender is an independent risk factor for survival after most cardiosurgical procedures, with age predicting survival in females and severely impaired left ventricular ejection fraction in men.
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