Frailty and perioperative patient-reported disability in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preoperative frailty may predispose patients to poorer outcomes in cardiac surgery; however, there are limited data concerning how preoperative frailty predicts patient-centred outcomes, such as patient-reported disability. Our objective was to evaluate the association between preoperative frailty and postoperative disability.

Methods

Patients were prospectively evaluated using the Comprehensive Assessment of Frailty score, separating patients into frail and non-frail cohorts. Disability levels were quantified using the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 in percentage of the maximum disability score, with disability defined as a value ≥25%.

Results

Frail patients had increased median [inter-quartile range] disability scores of 31 [16-45]% preop

SUBMITTER: Milne B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9204662 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature