• J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2024

    The association between preoperative multidisciplinary team care and patient outcome in frail cardiac surgery patients.

    • Rosa M Smoor, van DongenEric P AEPADepartment of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands., Edgar J Daeter, Marielle H Emmelot-Vonk, Olaf L Cremer, Lisette M Vernooij, and Peter G Noordzij.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
    • J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2024 Aug 1; 168 (2): 608616.e5608-616.e5.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate the influence of preoperative multidisciplinary team (MDT) care on perioperative management and outcomes of frail patients undergoing cardiac surgery.BackgroundFrail patients are at increased risk for complications and poor functional outcome after cardiac surgery. In these patients, preoperative MDT care may improve outcomes.MethodsBetween 2018 and 2021, 1168 patients aged 70 years or older were scheduled for cardiac surgery, of whom 98 (8.4%) frail patients were referred for MDT care. The MDT discussed surgical risk, prehabilitation, and alternative treatment. Outcomes of MDT patients were compared with 183 frail patients (non-MDT group) from a historical study cohort (2015-2017). Inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to minimize bias from nonrandom allocation of MDT versus non-MDT care. Outcomes were severe postoperative complications, total days in hospital after 120 days, disability, and health-related quality of life after 120 days.ResultsThis study included 281 patients (98 MDT and 183 non-MDT patients). Of the MDT patients, 67 (68%) had open surgery, 21 (21%) underwent minimally invasive procedures, and 10 (10%) received conservative treatment. In the non-MDT group, all patients had open surgery. Fourteen (14%) MDT patients experienced a severe complication versus 42 (23%) non-MDT patients (adjusted relative risk, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.51-0.99). Adjusted total days in hospital after 120 days was 8 days (interquartile range, 3-12 days) versus 11 days (interquartile range, 7-16 days) for MDT and non-MDT patients, respectively (P = .01). There was no difference in disability or health-related quality of life.ConclusionsPreoperative MDT care for frail patients undergoing cardiac surgery is associated with alterations in surgical management and with a lower risk for severe complications.Copyright © 2023 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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