Table 5 HRQOL in elderly patients with ATAAD

Adam et al. [13]

SF12

Age by decade

PCS scores were significantly lower than the norm in the > 70 cohort. PCS scores decline with increasing age

MCS scores were not significantly lower in the > 70 cohort compared to a normative sample

Endlich et al. [14]

SF36

Age by decade

PCS scores were significantly lower than the norm for > 70 cohort (36 vs 41.8 P = 0.015)

MCS scores were significantly lower than the norm for > 70 (38.9 vs 52.1, P = 0.001)

The younger the patient, the lower the MCS score

Bojko et al. [15]

SF36

Octogenarians vs septuagenarians

There were no significant differences in the distribution of responses between octogenarians and septuagenarians for any of the 36 questions

Santini et al. [18]

SF 36

Patients > 75Y

There were no significant differences between the SF36 domains between the study group and the general Italian population > 75 years

Jussli-Melchers et al. [19]

EQ5D

Patients > 70Y vs patients < 70Y

There were no significant differences between the younger and older groups across all domains

Tang et al. [20]

SF36

Patients > 80Y vs patients < 80Y

Physical functioning was significantly worse in the older group (43 vs 62, P < 0.05), whereas role limitations due to emotional health were less frequent in the older group (87 vs 66 P < 0.05)

Other parameters were similar between groups

Van Huyse et al. [24]

WHO performance scale

Patients > 80

Six patients were able to return home postoperatively (40%). Every patient had a decrease in performance status level postoperatively

Tashima et al. [29]

Barthel index

Patients > 70Y vs patients < 70Y

There was a significant difference in the Barthel index at discharge between the over 70/under 70 cohorts (84.7 vs 74.5 respectively)