• Annals of surgery · Jun 2021

    Meaningful Patient-centered Outcomes 1 Year Following Cardiac Surgery.

    • Eric J Charles, J Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B Hawkins, Sandra G Burks, Timothy L McMurry, Leora T Yarboro, John A Kern, Gorav Ailawadi, Irving L Kron, George J Stukenborg, and Benjamin D Kozower.
    • Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA.
    • Ann. Surg. 2021 Jun 1; 273 (6): e247-e254.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate meaningful, patient-centered outcomes including alive-at-home status and patient-reported quality of life 1 year after cardiac surgery.BackgroundLong-term patient-reported quality of life after cardiac surgery is not well understood. Current operative risk models and quality metrics focus on short-term outcomes.MethodsIn this combined retrospective/prospective study, cardiac surgery patients at an academic institution (2014-2015) were followed to obtain vital status, living location, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) at 1 year using the NIH Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). We assessed the impact of cardiac surgery, discharge location, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons perioperative predicted risk of morbidity or mortality on 1-year outcomes.ResultsA total of 782 patients were enrolled; 84.1% (658/782) were alive-at-home at 1 year. One-year PROMIS scores were global physical health (GPH) = 48.8 ± 10.2, global mental health (GMH) = 51.2 ± 9.6, and physical functioning (PF) = 45.5 ± 10.2 (general population reference = 50 ± 10). All 3 PROMIS domains at 1 year were significantly higher compared with preoperative scores (GPH: 41.7 ± 8.5, GMH: 46.9 ± 7.9, PF: 39.6 ± 9.0; all P < 0.001). Eighty-two percent of patients discharged to a facility were alive-at-home at 1 year. These patients, however, had significantly lower 1-year scores (difference: GPH = -5.1, GMH = -5.1, PF = -7.9; all P < 0.001). Higher Society of Thoracic Surgeons perioperative predicted risk was associated with significantly lower PRO at 1 year (P < 0.001).ConclusionsCardiac surgery results in improved PROMIS scores at 1 year, whereas discharge to a facility and increasing perioperative risk correlate with worse long-term PRO. One-year alive-at-home status and 1-year PRO are meaningful, patient-centered metrics that help define long-term quality and the benefit of cardiac surgery.Copyright © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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