Impact of Hand Grip Strength on Length of Hospital Stay After Cardiac Surgery Among Elderly Patients

Kartal Kosuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Frailty

Sarcopenia

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Hand grip strength measurement

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05546671

2022/13/621

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hand grip strength has been shown to be a predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the elderly population. This study aims to investigate whether measurement of hand grip strength could be used as a predictor of prolonged hospital stay after cardiac surgery in elderly patients.

Enrollment

240 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

70+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age ≥70 years
Undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting or isolated valve surgery or combined coronary and valve procedures
Being oriented and cooperative enough to understand and comply with the instruction of gripping the hand dynamometer

Exclusion criteria

Age <70 years
Emergent status
Hemodynamic instability
Inability to cooperate due to neurocognitive disorder
Loss of upper extremity motor function of any degree (such as due to previous stroke)
History of upper extremity amputation of any level