Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia

Development and Validation of a Prediction Score for Low-Cardiac-Output Syndrome After Adult Cardiac Surgery

J Cardiothorac Vasc AnesthPublished Retrospective observational study

Authors' conclusion

The authors developed a clinical score to facilitate the prediction of low- cardiac-output syndrome after adult cardiac surgery.

Study context

Population
Adults undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery, April 2016 to March 2021retained for final analyses
Participants
2,806 adults
Outcome
Low-cardiac-output syndrome after adult cardiac surgery
Methodological detailsprediction score development and validation, single-centre, tertiary hospital, stepwise backward multivariate logistic regression, bootstrap validation
  • Prediction score development and validation
  • Single-centre
  • Tertiary hospital
  • Stepwise backward multivariate logistic regression
  • Bootstrap validation

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Prediction of low-cardiac-output syndrome
GroupSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV
Score68%79%33%94%

Score

Sensitivity68%
Specificity79%
PPV33%
NPV94%
Model AUC (good discriminative ability)
0.8 (95% CI: 077-0.84)

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Development and Validation of a Prediction Score for Low-Cardiac-Output Syndrome After Adult Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 19 June 2023. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2023.06.025

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