Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Pre‐operative subjective functional capacity and postoperative outcomes in adult non‐cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Pooled resultResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.84 95% CI 1.62–2.08Authors' conclusion
Subjective functional capacity of < 4 metabolic equivalents was associated with postoperative complications including cardiovascular events and other serious outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing non-cardiac surgery23 studies
- Comparison
- Poor vs good subjective functional capacity
- Outcome
- Postoperative MACE
Methodological detailsrandom-effects models
- Random-effects models
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio
1.84
95% CI 1.62–2.08
Poor functional capacity vs Good functional capacity
OR 1.84 (95% CI 1.62–2.08)
Further pooled results
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality | 2.48 (1.45–4.25) | |
| Postoperative complications | 1.85 (1.34–2.55) | |
| 0.20.5125Odds ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Pre‐operative subjective functional capacity and postoperative outcomes in adult non‐cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Anaesthesia. Published 23 January 2025. doi:10.
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