The Impact of Frailty on Outcomes of Proximal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis.

Authors

Edward D Percy
Thais Faggion Vinholo
Paige Newell
Supreet Singh
Sameer Hirji
Jake Awtry
Robert Semco
Muntasir Chowdhury
Alexander K Reed
Sainath Asokan, Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA 19134, USAFollow
Alexandra Malarczyk
Alexis Okoh
Morgan Harloff
Farhang Yazdchi
Tsuyoshi Kaneko
Ashraf A Sabe

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-20-2024

Abstract

(1) Background: This study examines frailty's impact on proximal aortic surgery outcomes. (2) Methods: All patients with a thoracic aortic aneurysm who underwent aortic root, ascending aorta, or arch surgery from the 2016-2017 National Inpatient Sample were included. Frailty was defined by the Adjusted Clinical Groups Frailty Indicator. Outcomes of interest included in-hospital mortality and a composite of death, stroke, acute kidney injury (AKI), and major bleeding (MACE). (3) Results: Among 5745 patients, 405 (7.0%) met frailty criteria. Frail patients were older, with higher rates of chronic pulmonary disease, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. There was no difference in in-hospital death (4.9% vs. 2.4%,

Publication Title

J Cardiovasc Dev Dis

Volume

11

Issue

1

First Page

32

Recommended Citation

Percy, E., Faggion Vinholo, T., Newell, P., Singh, S., Hirji, S., Awtry, J., Semco, R., Chowdhury, M., Reed, A., Asokan, S., Malarczyk, A., Okoh, A., Harloff, M., Yazdchi, F., Kaneko, T., & Sabe, A. (2024). The Impact of Frailty on Outcomes of Proximal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis.. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis, 11 (1), 32. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fjcdd11010032