Observational studyBMC cardiovascular disorders2019
Perioperative poor grip strength recovery is associated with 30-day complication rate after cardiac surgery discharge in middle-aged and older adults - a prospective observational study.
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Usefulness of Hand Grip Strength as a Predictor of Prolonged Hospital Stay in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of intraoperative CO₂-targeted ventilation on postoperative grip strength recovery in older patients undergoing open abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Association of preoperative handgrip strength and postoperative recovery with outcomes in cardiac surgery patients ≥60 years old.JTCVS open · 2026Article
- Feasibility and Utility of Recumbent Ergometer-Based Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Phase 1 Cardiac Rehabilitation Following Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Influence of Frailty Syndrome on Outcomes of Cardiovascular Surgery in Elderly Patients.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
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- A Metamaterial Computational Multi-Sensor of Grip-Strength Properties with Point-of-Care Human-Computer Interaction.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Muscle strength trajectories and their association with postoperative health-related quality of life in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a prospective cohort study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Observational
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- Prognostic value of combined preoperative phase angle and handgrip strength in cardiac surgery.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Article
- Preoperative physical performance predicts pulmonary complications after coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Acute changes in handgrip strength, lung function and health-related quality of life following cardiac surgery.PloS one · 2022Observational
- Intravenous transfusion of iron sucrose reduces blood transfusions and improves postoperative anaemia after a second thoracotomy: a propensity-score matching study.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough perioperative care during heart surgery has improved considerably, the rate of postoperative complications has remained stable. It has not been concluded how to better apply grip strength to clinical, postoperative complications. So our study aimed at researching the best way for using grip value for predicting early postoperative complications.
methodsA total of 212 patients with mean age 63.8 ± 6.3 who underwent cardiac surgery participated in our study. We analyzed the ROC curve of grip strength, grip/weight and grip recovery with complications, found the best cutoff point. Logistic regression confirmed the association between grip strength grouping and complications.
resultsWe found that 36 patients had 30-day complications. EuroSCORE were 2.15 ± 1.52 and 2.42 ± 1.58 between normal and complication groups, respectively. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC) of grip recovery take the most area (0.837, p < 0.001), and the cutoff point was 83.92%. In logistic regression, lower grip recovery has higher risk impact on 30-day complications for 25.68 times than normal group, after adjusted surgery-related factors. After regrouped characteristic information by grip recovery cutoff point, we found that percentage of the estimated 6 min walk distance (41.5 vs 48.3, p = 0.028) and hospitalization time (7.2 vs 6.1, p = 0.042) had worse trends in lower recovery group.
conclusionsPoor grip recovery may be related to higher risk of postoperative complications within 30 days after discharge in middle-aged and older people independent of surgical risk. The results of this study provide a reference for the development of rehabilitation programs in the early postoperative recovery, and may also be a prognostic indicator for postoperative high-risk groups.
trial registrationOur research was registered on Research Registry website, the registry number was ChiCTR1800018465. Date: 2018/9/20. Status: Successful.
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