Functional Outcomes of Frail Patients After Cardiac Surgery: An Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although frailty has been associated with major morbidity/mortality and increased length of stay after cardiac surgery, few studies have examined functional outcomes. We hypothesized that frailty would be independently associated with decreased functional status, increased discharge to a nonhome location, and longer duration of hospitalization after cardiac surgery, and that delirium would modify these associations.

Methods

This was an observational study nested in 2 trials, each of which was conducted by the same research team with identical measurement of exposures and outcomes. The Fried frailty scale was measured at baseline. The primary outcome (defined before data collection) was functional decline, defined as ≥2-point decline from baseline in Instrumental A

SUBMITTER: Nakano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7641106 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature