A Frailty Index to Predict Mortality, Resource Utilization and Costs in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in Ontario.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People living with frailty are vulnerable to poor outcomes and incur higher health care costs after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Frailty-defining instruments for population-level research in the CABG setting have not been established. The objectives of the study were to develop a preoperative frailty index for CABG (pFI-C) surgery using Ontario administrative data; assess pFI-C suitability in predicting clinical and economic outcomes; and compare pFI-C predictive capabilities with other indices.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using health administrative data of 50,682 CABG patients. The pFI-C comprised 27 frailty-related health deficits. Associations between index scores and mortality, resource use and health care costs (2022 Ca

SUBMITTER: Johnson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10994976 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature