Disability-free survival after major cardiac surgery: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular research has traditionally been dedicated to "tombstone" outcomes, with little attention dedicated to the patient's perspective. We evaluated disability-free survival as a patient-defined outcome after cardiac surgery.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients aged 40 years and older who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or single or multiple valve (aortic, mitral, tricuspid) surgery in Ontario between Oct. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2016. The primary outcome was disability (a composite of stroke, 3 or more nonelective hospital admissions and admission to a long-term care facility) within 1 year after surgery. We assessed the procedure-specific risk of disability using cumulative incidence functions, and the relative ef

SUBMITTER: Sun LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8084566 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature