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Effect of frailty on the postoperative outcome in patients undergoing open heart surgery
Par *1Dr. Adeeb Arkan Fathullah, 2Dr. Merah Subhi Mohammed, 3Dr. Raid Hamid Zabar, 4Dr. Ahmed Moyed Hussein.
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Résumé
Background
Frailty is commonly reported to be associated with the outcomes of various surgeries. Over 50% of cardiac surgery surgeries carried out in senior patients. A considerable rate of those patients are frail.
Aim
To compare the outcomes after open heart surgery in frailty test positive adult patients. Patients and Methods: The study was a prospective study with 60 adult patients who underwent open heart surgery, divided into a frail group (n=33) and a non-frail group (n=27) according to the FRAIL index. Patients were followed up for 30 days after surgery and their mortality, stay in intensive care unit and complications immediately after surgery were noted.