4.6 Article Proceedings Paper

The Relation Between Obesity and Mortality in Postcardiotomy Venoarterial Membrane Oxygenation

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ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Volume 116, Issue 1, Pages 147-154

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.03.025

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This study evaluated the association between body mass index (BMI) and in-hospital outcomes in cardiac surgery patients requiring postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO). The results showed that there was no association between BMI and in-hospital outcomes after adjustment for confounders. Therefore, BMI should not be incorporated in the risk stratification for postcardiotomy V-A ECMO.
BACKGROUND Obesity is an important health problem in cardiac surgery and among patients requiring postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO). Still, whether these patients are at risk for unfavorable outcomes after postcardiotomy V-A ECMO remains unclear. The current study evaluated the association between body mass index (BMI) and in-hospital outcomes in this setting. METHODS The Post-cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) study is an international, multicenter study. Patients requiring postcardiotomy V-A ECMO in 36 centers from 16 countries between 2000 and 2020 were included. Patients were divided in 6 BMI categories (underweight, normal weight, overweight, class I, class II, and class III obesity) according to international recommendations. Primary outcome was in-hospital mortality, and secondary outcomes included major adverse events. Mixed logistic regression models were applied to evaluate associations between BMI and mortality. RESULTS The study cohort included 2046 patients (median age, 65 years; 838 women [41.0%]). In-hospital mortality was 60.3%, without statistically significant differences among BMI classes for in-hospital mortality (P = .225) or major adverse events (P = .126). The crude association between BMI and in-hospital mortality was not statistically significant after adjustment for comorbidities and intraoperative variables (class I: odds ratio [OR], 1.21; 95% CI, 0.88-1.65; class II: OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 0.86-2.45; class III: OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 0.62-3.33), which was confirmed in multiple sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSIONS BMI is not associated to in-hospital outcomes after adjustment for confounders in patients undergoing postcardiotomy V-A ECMO. Therefore, BMI itself should not be incorporated in the risk stratification for postcardiotomy V-A ECMO. 2023 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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