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Risk evaluation of cardiac surgery in octogenarians.

Raili Tuulikki Suojaranta-Ylinen1, Anne Hellevi Kuitunen, Sinikka Irmeli Kukkonen

  • 1Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. raili.suojaranta-ylinen@hus.fi

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
|August 4, 2006
PubMed
Summary

The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) effectively predicts cardiac surgery outcomes in octogenarians. Age itself is a significant independent risk factor for mortality in this population.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Surgical Risk Assessment

Background:

  • Cardiac surgery in octogenarians presents unique challenges.
  • Accurate risk stratification is crucial for optimizing patient care and outcomes.
  • The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) is widely used but its performance in the oldest patients requires evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the predictive accuracy of the EuroSCORE model for cardiac surgery outcomes in octogenarians.
  • To determine if age is an independent risk factor for mortality and morbidity in this cohort.
  • To compare the performance of the standard EuroSCORE with a modified version excluding age.

Main Methods:

  • An observational study comparing 162 octogenarians undergoing cardiac surgery with 162 age-matched controls.

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  • Risk factors were assessed using the standard EuroSCORE and a modified EuroSCORE excluding age (EuroSCOREex).
  • Outcomes measured included 30-day mortality, morbidity, length of intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital stay, and discharge destination.

    • Main Results:

    • The standard EuroSCORE and EuroSCOREex demonstrated similar predictive value for mortality and morbidity in both groups.
    • Incorporating age as a variable significantly improved the predictive model (odds ratio 3.5).
    • Octogenarians had higher 30-day mortality (8.6% vs 1.9%), longer ICU and hospital stays, and lower rates of discharge home (19.1% vs 40.7%) compared to controls.

    Conclusions:

    • The EuroSCORE model accurately predicts mortality and morbidity in octogenarians undergoing cardiac surgery.
    • Factors other than age did not appear to be significantly elevated in the octogenarian group.
    • Age is a critical independent risk factor for adverse outcomes in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery.