Postoperative Outcomes in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Preoperative Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Anesth AnalgPublished Systematic review and meta-analysis

Pooled result · DeliriumResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 8.35 95% CI 4.25–16.38

Authors' conclusion

In older patients undergoing cardiac surgery, cognitive impairment was associated with an 8-fold increased risk of delirium, a 5% increase in absolute risk of major postoperative bleeding, and an increase in hospital and ICU LOS by approximately 0.4 days.

Study context

Population
Cardiac surgery patients ≥60 years of age
Participants
62,179 patients · 16 studies
Comparison
Cognitive impairment vs No cognitive impairment
Outcome
Delirium
Methodological detailsrandom-effects model, trial sequential analysis
  • Random-effects model
  • Trial sequential analysis

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Odds ratio

8.35

95% CI 4.25–16.38

P < 0.00001

By group

Cognitive impairment vs No cognitive impairment
OR 8.35 (95% CI 4.25–16.38); P < 0.00001

Further pooled results

OutcomeSMD (95% CI)P value
Hospital LOSI 2 , 22%0.36 (0.20–0.51)P < 0.00001
ICU LOSI 2 , 70%0.39 (0.09–0.68)P = 0.01

30-day mortality

No significant association

Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.

Original publication

Postoperative Outcomes in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Preoperative Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Anesth Analg. Published 11 January 2023. doi:10.1213/ane.0000000000006346

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