Success in long‐term outcome after cardiac surgery: Rise from an uncomplicated immediate postoperative course

Risk stratification score to determine long-term outcomes based on post-operative complications following cardiac surgery -- need of the hour?

“…Dokollari and colleagues in their recent invited commentary rightly pointed out that there is a need for a clinical risk prediction model for post-operative complications. 1 Recently published data by Seese and colleagues reported the impact of the STS-defined major morbidities (prolonged ventilation, deep sternal wound infection, renal failure, re-operation and stroke) on long-term outcomes. 2 Pahwa and colleagues further reported the impact of seventeen common post-operative complications and analyzed their impact on long-term survival.…”

“…As Dokollari et all pointed out, there is impetus towards the direction of formulating a risk stratification score, and this may indeed be the need of the hour. 1…”

Risk stratification score to determine long‐term outcomes based on postoperative complications following cardiac surgery—Need of the hour?

“…Moreover, no risk model takes into account early postoperative complications to construct an algorithm to predict longterm outcomes. Dokollari et al 1 in their recent invited commentary rightly pointed out that there is a need for a clinical risk prediction model for postoperative complications. Recently published data by Seese et al 2 reported the impact of the STS-defined major morbidities (prolonged ventilation, deep sternal wound infection, renal failure, reoperation, and stroke) on long-term outcomes.…”

“…Also, this may assist in informing patients and families of the predicted survival after a particular complication or a combination of complications. As Dokollari et al 1 pointed out, there is impetus towards the direction of formulating a risk stratification score, and this may indeed be the need of the hour.…”

The jungle of risk scores and their inability to predict long‐term survival. The truth behind the mirror

“…9 However, the small number of patients included in these studies hinders the ability of the results to be generalized. Dokollari et al 10 in a recent invited commentary pointed out that there is a need for a clinical risk prediction model for long-term postoperative complications. Bonacchi et al 11 and Pahwa et al 12 have paved the way for a risk score capable of predicting long-term outcomes.…”