Gait speed is a preoperative indicator of postoperative events after elective proximal aortic surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study objective was to evaluate whether 5-m gait speed, an established marker of frailty, is associated with postoperative events after elective proximal aortic surgery.

Methods

We performed a retrospective review of 435 patients aged more than 60 years who underwent elective proximal aortic surgery, defined as surgery on the aortic root, ascending aorta, or aortic arch through median sternotomy. Patients completed a 5-m gait speed test within 30 days before surgery. We evaluated the association between categoric (slow, ≤0.83 m/s and normal, >0.83 m/s) and continuous gait speed and the likelihood of experiencing the composite outcome before and after adjustment for European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II. The composite outcome included in-hospi

SUBMITTER: Hobbs RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8722375 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature