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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Gerontology
  • Surgical Outcomes

Background:

  • Frailty is a known predictor of outcomes in cardiovascular surgery.
  • However, the impact of early postoperative physical frailty during acute recovery remains understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the clinical significance of early postoperative physical frailty in patients undergoing cardiac or aortic surgery.
  • To determine if early frailty assessment predicts hospital length of stay and postoperative complications.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective observational study of 441 patients undergoing cardiac/aortic surgery.
  • Physical frailty assessed within 10 days postoperatively using MRC sum score, gait speed, Timed Up and Go, and five-times sit-to-stand tests.
  • Frailty defined as ≥3 abnormal indicators; outcomes included hospital length of stay (LOS) and medical complications.

Main Results:

  • 69.8% of patients were classified as frail, exhibiting impaired physical performance.
  • Frail patients experienced longer ICU stays and hospital LOS (p < 0.001).
  • Postoperative frailty independently predicted prolonged hospital LOS (IRR 1.38, p < 0.001), even after adjusting for age and assessment timing.

Conclusions:

  • Early postoperative physical frailty is independently associated with prolonged hospitalization after cardiac and aortic surgery.
  • Functional vulnerability assessed early captures clinically meaningful risk beyond surgical factors.
  • This assessment can be valuable for postoperative risk stratification and rehabilitation planning.