PMID: 8993253Jan 1, 1997Paper

Late outcome and quality of life after complicated heart operations

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
K SöderlindC Olin

Abstract

Patients with severe postoperative complications consume a great deal of the economic resources for intensive care. Our knowledge of the late outcome and quality of life of these patients is scarce. One thousand five hundred twenty-two patients undergoing cardiac operations during 1991 and 1992 were studied, and the 100 patients who needed the most expensive treatment were identified. The patients were retrospectively risk scored (Higgins score), and the clinical outcome was studied. The surviving patients were followed up for 2 years after the operation. Their quality of life and remaining symptoms were assessed. No significant age difference between groups was observed. There were significantly more women, emergency cases, high-risk patients, and postoperative complications in the studied group. Mortality rate during the first postoperative year was significantly higher in the studied group. Later the difference in mortality rate between the groups decreased. At the 2-year follow-up all the 72 surviving patients in the study group had returned home with less physical and psychological symptoms related to their heart disease. The cost of treating severe complications in the intensive care unit is high. However, the results of ...Continue Reading

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Feb 2, 2000·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·J H KhanJ Zhand
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