Association between frailty and long-term outcomes among patients undergoing thoracic aortic surgery via median sternotomy.

Yuichiro KitadaHomare OkamuraNaoyuki KimuraAtsushi Yamaguchi

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2022)

Preoperative frailty was associated with late mortality after thoracic aortic surgery. Assessment of preoperative frailty using a simple frailty index may be useful in the decision-making process for elderly patients.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
minimally invasive
community dwelling
coronary artery bypass
decision making
aortic valve
spinal cord
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
surgical site infection
heart failure
coronary artery disease
spinal cord injury
percutaneous coronary intervention
transcatheter aortic valve replacement