BACKGROUND: This study examined mid-term outcomes of valve surgery in the elderly, and focused on the difference in outcomes between isolated and combined valve surgery. METHODS: From January 2012 to June 2016, 113 consecutive patients aged 75 years and older underwent valve surgery. In all, 60 underwent isolated valve surgery (Group I), and 53 underwent combined valve surgery (Group C) involving the combination of any valve procedures or valve surgery with concurrent other procedure. Short- and mid-term outcomes were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in length of intensive care unit stay (2.8 days in Group S vs. 4.2 days in Group C, p = 0.08), hospital stay (16.2 vs. 18.7 days, p = 0.22), and mechanical ventilation (11.2 vs. 15.0 hours, p = 0.28). Neither was there any significant difference in operative mortality (1.6% vs. 5.6%, p = 0.25) nor morbidity (8.3% vs. 9.4%, p = 0.83) between the two groups. Actuarial survival rates at 1 and 3 years were 98.3% in Group S and 92.0% in Group C (log-rank p = 0.126). CONCLUSION: Once patients have tolerated combined surgery during the early postoperative period, good survival rates equaling those of isolated valve surgery can be expected.
BACKGROUND: This study examined mid-term outcomes of valve surgery in the elderly, and focused on the difference in outcomes between isolated and combined valve surgery. METHODS: From January 2012 to June 2016, 113 consecutive patients aged 75 years and older underwent valve surgery. In all, 60 underwent isolated valve surgery (Group I), and 53 underwent combined valve surgery (Group C) involving the combination of any valve procedures or valve surgery with concurrent other procedure. Short- and mid-term outcomes were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in length of intensive care unit stay (2.8 days in Group S vs. 4.2 days in Group C, p = 0.08), hospital stay (16.2 vs. 18.7 days, p = 0.22), and mechanical ventilation (11.2 vs. 15.0 hours, p = 0.28). Neither was there any significant difference in operative mortality (1.6% vs. 5.6%, p = 0.25) nor morbidity (8.3% vs. 9.4%, p = 0.83) between the two groups. Actuarial survival rates at 1 and 3 years were 98.3% in Group S and 92.0% in Group C (log-rank p = 0.126). CONCLUSION: Once patients have tolerated combined surgery during the early postoperative period, good survival rates equaling those of isolated valve surgery can be expected.
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combined valve surgery; elderly patients; isolated valve surgery
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