Preoperative determinants of quality of life a year after coronary artery bypass grafting: a historical cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health related quality of life (HRQL) is an important patient related outcome measure after cardiac surgery. Preoperative determinants for postoperative HRQL have not yet been identified, but could aid in preoperative decision making. The aim of this article is to identify associations between preoperative determinants and change in HRQL 1 year after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods

Single centre retrospective cohort study in 658 patients. Change in HRQL was defined as a decrease or increase of ≥5 points on the physical or mental domain of the Short Form 12 (SF-12) questionnaire. Patients were stratified in three groups according to worse, unchanged, or better HRQL. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the association bet

SUBMITTER: Verwijmeren L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6245532 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature