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. 2017 Jul 7;8(3):173–180. doi: 10.1177/2151458517713821

Table 4.

Comorbidity Reported in Included Studies.

 Study   Beloosesky et al,12 n (%) Dedovic et al,17,a n (%) Gregory et al,18,b n (%) Ishimaru et al,13 n (%) Jain et al,14 n (%) Ooi et al,15,c n (%) Shabat et al,16 n (%)
Dementia NOM 38 (48.8)d 3 (13.6) 10 (50.0) 22 (35.5) 46 (54.8)d 15 (65.2)d
OM 247 (38.2) 28 (25.9)
Ischemic heart disease/chronic heart failure NOM 67 (85.9)d 31 (96.9) 11 (50.0) 12 (60.0) 19 (30.6) 8 (34.8)d
OM 31 (91.2) 158 (24.5) 44 (40.7)
CVA/TIA NOM 12 (37.5) 6 (27.3) 6 (30.0) 8 (12.9)
OM 16 (47.1) 91 (14.1) 24 (22.2)
Diabetes mellitus NOM 20 (25.6)d 20 (62.5) 6 (27.3) 3 (15.0) 5 (8.1) 10 (43.5)d
OM 22 (64.7) 86 (13.3) 14 (13.0)
COPD/asthma NOM 16 (20.5)d 3 (13.6) 3 (15.0) 15 (24.2)
OM 44 (6.8) 32 (29.6)
Renal insufficiency NOM 11 (14.1)d 6 (18.8) 5 (25.0) 7 (11.3)
OM 1 (2.9) 31 (4.8) 9 (8.3)
Malignancy NOM 5 (6.4)d 4 (18.2) 4 (20.0) 14 (22.6)
OM 60 (9.3) 9 (8.3)
ASA score I/II NOM 33 (51.6) 1 (4.5) 2 (10.0) 3 (4.8) 62 (73.8)d
OM 13 (92.9) 30 (37.5) 385 (59.6) 4 (3.7)
ASA score III/IV NOM 31 (48.4) 21 (95.5) 18 (90.0) 59 (95.2) 22 (26.2)d
OM 1 (7.1) 50 (62.5) 261 (40.4) 104 (96.3)

Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA, cerebrovacuscular accident; N, number of patients; NOM, nonoperative management; OM, operative management; TIA, Transient Ischaemic Attack.

aOnly inclusion of patients with 3 or more cardiac comorbid risk factors: chronic heart failure, previous myocardial infarction or angina pectoris, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, previous cerebrovascular insult or transitory ischemic attack, and renal insufficiency.

bOnly report for 22 nonoperatively treated patients.

cOnly report about dementia.

dTotal reported numbers for NOM and OM.