Table 1.
Demographics and surgical characteristics of participants.
| Variables | Included (N=13) | Completed the study (n=5) | Did not complete the study (n=8) | P valuea | |||||||||||
| Age (years), median (range) | 83 (74-87) | 82 (74-84) | 83 (75-87) | .35 | |||||||||||
| Gender (man), n (%) | 8 (63) | 3 (60) | 5 (63) | .98 | |||||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2), median (range) | 26 (23-30) | 26 (23-27) | 28 (24-30) | .22 | |||||||||||
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |||||||||||||||
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Arterial hypertension | 8 (62) | 3 (60) | 5 (63) | .92 | ||||||||||
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Ischemic heart disease | 4 (27) | 2 (40) | 2 (25) | .57 | ||||||||||
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Previous stroke | 2 (15) | 1 (20) | 1 (13) | .83 | ||||||||||
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Atrial fibrillation | 3 (23) | 2 (40) | 1 (13) | .12 | ||||||||||
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Diabetes mellitus | 4 (27) | 1 (20) | 3 (37) | .67 | ||||||||||
| Left ventricular ejection fraction, median (range) | 60 (40-60) | 60 (40-60) | 60 (45-60) | .82 | |||||||||||
| NYHA,b n (%) | .28 | ||||||||||||||
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NYHA class II | 8 (62) | 4 (80) | 4 (50) |
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NYHA class III | 5 (38) | 1 (20) | 4 (50) |
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| American Society of Anesthesiology Score, n (%) | .83 | ||||||||||||||
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3 | 3 (23) | 1 (20) | 2 (25) |
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4 | 10 (77) | 4 (80) | 6 (75) |
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| Forced expiratory value first second, median (range) | 77 (52-132) | 61 (52-132) | 80 (52-125) | .72 | |||||||||||
| Aortic peak gradient, median (range) | 83 (50-140) | 77 (50-140) | 87 (55-105) | .43 | |||||||||||
| Hemoglobin, median (range) | 8.2 (6.6-9.5) | 8.5 (7.2-8.9) | 8.2 (6.6-9.5) | .43 | |||||||||||
| Length of hospital stay,c median (range) | 3 (3-30) | 3 (3-6) | 3.5 (3-30) | .35 | |||||||||||
| Physical functioning | |||||||||||||||
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Walked distance (6-minute walk test; m), median (range) | 400 (136-543) | 460 (299-543) | 391 (136-499) | .17 | ||||||||||
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Walked distance % expected, median (range) | 97 (36-143) | 104 (63-143) | 97 (36-113) | .52 | ||||||||||
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Gait speed 4 m, median (range) | 03.90 (02.98-10.20) | 03.71 (03.15-04.26) | 04.15 (02.98-10.20) | .28 | ||||||||||
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Sit-to-Stand Test (30 seconds), median (range) | 10 (6-16) | 11 (8-15) | 10 (6-16)d | .52 | ||||||||||
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Hand strength % expected, median (range) | 123 (82-162) | 108 (84-162) | 127 (82-160) | .99 | ||||||||||
| Mini Mental State Examination, median (range) | 30 (28-30) | 30 (29-30) | 30 (28-30) | .77 | |||||||||||
| HeartQoL Quality of Life questionnaire, median (range) | 0.79 (0.21- 2.14) | 0.57 (0.29-2.14) | 1.29 (0.21- 2.14) | .22 | |||||||||||
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Living alone | 3 (23) | 1 (20) | 2 (25) | —e | ||||||||||
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Educational level | .12 | |||||||||||||
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Public school or short education | 8 (61) | 2 (40) | 6 (75) |
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Medium education | 3 (23) | 0 (0) | 3 (37) |
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Long education | 2 (15) | 1 (20) | 1 (12) |
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Information technology skills | .06 | |||||||||||||
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Novice | 3 (23) | 0 (0) | 3 (37) |
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Acquainted with tablet or PCf | 10 (77) | 5 (100) | 5 (62) |
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| Tilburg Frailty Indicator (total score), median (range) | 3 (0-8) | 2 (0-8) | 1(0-8) | .51 | |||||||||||
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Not frail, n (%) | 9 (69) | 4 (80) | 5 (63) |
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Frail (≥5 points), n (%) | 4 (31) | 1 (20) | 3 (38) |
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aA P value <.05 is considered statistically significant.
bNYHA: New York Hear Academy Functional Classification.
cIncludes operative day.
dn=7.
eNot available.
fPatient or next of kin.