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Table 4 Functional status at discharge for survivors

From: Comparison of surgical and conservative treatment outcomes for type a aortic dissection in elderly patients

 

All patients > 80 years of age

Propensity matched patients

Conservative

Surgical

p

Conservative

Surgical

p

n = 986/2017

n = 1048/1241

n = 578/845

n = 704/845

BI score, mean (SD)

50.9 (40.8)

64.6 (37.6)

<.001

59.1 (40.4)

63.6 (37.3)

0.06

BI < 60

442 (54.4)

343 (38.4)

<.001

219 (45.4)

239 (40.3)

0.1

Discharge to home

442 (44.8)

452 (43.1)

0.45

305 (52.8)

301 (42.8)

<.001