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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Living Longer or Better-Patient's Choice in Cardiac Surgery Is Gender-Dependent-A Multicenter Study.

Britt Hofmann, Epp Rae, Ulrike Puvogel, Mihaela Spatarelu, Salah A Mohamed, Almoan Bungaran, Sebastian Arzt, Magdalena L Laux, Klaus Matschke, Richard Feyrer and 6 more

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Britt HofmannDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Mid-German Heart Center, University Hospital Halle (Saale), 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
Epp RaeDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Mid-German Heart Center, University Hospital Halle (Saale), 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
Ulrike PuvogelDepartment of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, 35392 Gießen, Germany.
Mihaela SpatareluDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 54292 Trier, Germany.
Salah A MohamedDepartment of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, 23538 Lübeck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4365-8956
Almoan BungaranDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Sebastian ArztDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Magdalena L LauxDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center Brandenburg, University Hospital Brandenburg Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, 16321 Bernau, Germany.
Klaus MatschkeDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Richard FeyrerDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Hans-Hinrich SieversDepartment of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, 23538 Lübeck, Germany.
Ivar FriedrichDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 54292 Trier, Germany.
Bernd NiemannDepartment of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, 35392 Gießen, Germany.
Rolf-Edgar SilberDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Mid-German Heart Center, University Hospital Halle (Saale), 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
Andreas WienkeInstitute of Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Informatics, Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5871-2586
Andreas SimmDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Mid-German Heart Center, University Hospital Halle (Saale), 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5494-7000

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Abstract

In view of the increasing age of cardiac surgery patients, questions arise about the expected postoperative quality of life and the hoped-for prolonged life expectancy. Little is known so far about how these, respectively, are weighted by the patients concerned. This study aims to obtain information on the patients' preferences. Between 2015 and 2017, data were analyzed from 1349 consecutive patients undergoing cardiac surgery at seven heart centers in Germany. Baseline data regarding the patient's situation as well as a questionnaire regarding quality of life versus lifespan were taken preoperatively. Patients were divided by age into four groups: below 60, 60-70, 70-80, and above 80 years. As a result, when asked to decide between quality of life and length of life, about 60% of the male patients opted for quality of life, independent of their age. On the other hand, female patients' preference for quality of life increased significantly with age, from 51% in the group below sixty to 76% in the group above eighty years. This finding suggests that female patients adapt their preferences with age, whereas male patients do not. This should impact further the treatment decisions of elderly patients in cardiac surgery within a shared decision-making process.

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genderlifespanpatient’s preferencesquality of life

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