Perioperative medicine & outcomes

Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Association with Adverse Events After Major Noncardiac Surgery

Anesth AnalgPublished Secondary analysis of a prospective international cohort study

Primary result · MACE incidence by CKM stageResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 2.26 95% CI 1.78–2.87

Authors' conclusion

The newly defined CKM syndrome is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after non-cardiac surgery.

Study context

Population
Patients aged ≥45 years with increased cardiovascular risk undergoing noncardiac surgery60.8% male, mean age 72±8 years
Participants
14,634 patients
Comparison
CKM syndrome stages 0 to 4b
  • CKM 0n = 367
  • CKM 1n = 367
  • CKM 2n = 7,440
  • CKM 3n = 953
  • CKM 4an = 5,357
  • CKM 4bn = 150
Primary endpoint
Composite of MACE
Follow-up
30 days after surgery
Methodological detailsmultivariate logistic regression
  • Multivariate logistic regression

Primary result

MACE incidence by CKM stage

Odds ratio

2.26

95% CI 1.78–2.87

Events by treatment group

CKM stage ≥3
OR 2.26 (95% CI 1.78–2.87)

As reported in the abstract

Overall major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)
308 patients (2.1%)

Secondary outcomes

All-cause mortality

OR (95% CI)
CKM stage ≥3Multivariate logistic regression1.42 (1.13–1.78)

Non-MACE complications (Clavien-Dindo class ≥3)

OR (95% CI)
CKM stage ≥3Multivariate logistic regression1.11 (1.03–1.20)
All-cause mortality — Overall deaths
335 patients (2.3%)

Original publication

Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Association with Adverse Events After Major Noncardiac Surgery. Anesth Analg. Published 16 August 2024. doi:10.1213/ane.0000000000006975

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