Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
The Prognostic Value of Johns Hopkins Hospital Nutrition Support Score in Older Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery
Authors' conclusion
The JHHNS score was an independent predictor for postoperative complications but did not significantly affect short-term mortality in older patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery with CPB.
Study context
- Population
- Patients aged ≥65 undergoing cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in 2020
- Participants
- 328 patients
- Exposure
- High vs low Johns Hopkins Hospital Nutrition Support (JHHNS) score
- Outcome
- Early morbidity (pneumonia, bacteremia, wound infection, cerebrovascular accident, GI bleeding, AKI, delirium, ECMO requirement, intensive care unit (ICU) readmission)
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Postoperative complications (early morbidity)
- JHHNS score independently predicted the risk of postoperative complications (multivariate logistic regression)
- High-JHHNS vs Low-JHHNS: P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
Hospital LOS
P = 0.002
Duration of mechanical ventilation
P = 0.038
ICU stay >3 days
P = 0.036
Prevalence of malnutrition risk by JHHNS score
- Patients at risk for malnutrition
- 21.0%
Short-term mortality
- No significant intergroup difference
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
The Prognostic Value of Johns Hopkins Hospital Nutrition Support Score in Older Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 5 July 2023. doi:10.
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