Predicting functional decline in older patients undergoing cardiac surgery | Zendy

Jita G. Hoogerduijn | Zendy; Sophia E. de Rooij | Zendy; Diederick E. Grobbee | Zendy; Marieke J. Schuurmans | Zendy

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Predicting functional decline in older patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Author(s) -

Jita G. Hoogerduijn,

Sophia E. de Rooij,

Diederick E. Grobbee,

Marieke J. Schuurmans

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/aft165

Subject(s) - medicine , activities of daily living , quality of life (healthcare) , receiver operating characteristic , cohort , prospective cohort study , cardiac surgery , physical therapy , nursing

a growing number of older patients undergo cardiac surgery. Some of these patients are at increased risk of post-operative functional decline, potentially leading to reduced quality of life and autonomy, and other negative health outcomes. First step in prevention is to identify patients at risk of functional decline. There are no current published tools available to predict functional decline following cardiac surgery.

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