Following aortocoronary vein-bypass operation, 30% of men changed their occupational status, with 11% of younger (<55 years) and 26% of older men retiring.
Cohort (n=893)
The effect of aortocoronary vein-bypass operation on changes in occupational status was investigated in a cohort of 893 men. The median period of time between the operation and follow-up evaluation of postoperative occupational status was 14 months. The patients were divided into two age groups, with 55 years as the dividing point. The results showed that 11% of the younger men and 26% of the older group who were employed before the operation retired following the operation. In addition, 30% of the patients changed their occupational status following the operation. When occupational changes also resulted in changes in physical demands, 49% of the patients took new jobs that were less demanding physically, while 40% took jobs that were more demanding. Close to 9% of the patients were retired prior to the operation; about one fifth of them came out of retirement following the operation.
Alfred A. Rimm (Mon,) conducted a cohort in Aortocoronary vein-bypass operation (n=893). Aortocoronary vein-bypass operation was evaluated on Changes in occupational status. Following aortocoronary vein-bypass operation, 30% of men changed their occupational status, with 11% of younger (<55 years) and 26% of older men retiring.