J Korean Geriatr Soc.  2012 Dec;16(4):184-191. 10.4235/jkgs.2012.16.4.184.

Preoperative B-type Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Postoperative Cardiac Events Following Orthopedic Elderly Patients

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. seo0515@medimail.co.kr
  • 2Cardiovascular Center, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of preoperative plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level in predicting postoperative in-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE, defined as atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, nonfatal myocardial infarction and cardiac death) in elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.
METHODS
Between March 2010 and September 2011, data from 156 patients (aged 65 years or older) who underwent scheduled or emergent orthopedic surgery, were investigated. Screening for postoperative in-hospital MACE was performed using clinical criteria.
RESULTS
MACE occurred in 12 patients (7.7%). The BNP level was significantly higher in patients with MACE than in those without (median, 152.0; interquartile range [36.3 to 352.8] pg/mL vs. median, 36.8; interquartile range [15.5 to 98.1] pg/mL, p=0.005). The BNP level was positively correlated with the revised cardiac risk index score (r=0.300, p=0.001). In a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for MACE, the ROC for BNP was 0.746 (95% confidence interval, 0.602 to 0.891). At the optimal cut-off point (BNP=110 pg/mL), the sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values were 66.7, 81.2, 22.0% and 96.6%, respectively. On multivariate analysis, preoperative BNP was an independent predictor for MACE (odds ratio, 5.091; p=0.018) after adjusting for baseline confounding factors such as diabetes mellitus and history of cerebrovascular accident.
CONCLUSION
The preoperative BNP level may be a useful tool in stratifying the risk for MACE in elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.

Keyword

B-type natriuretic peptide; Orthopedic surgery; Preoperative; Adverse cardiac events

MeSH Terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation
Diabetes Mellitus
Heart Failure
Humans
Mass Screening
Multivariate Analysis
Myocardial Infarction
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
Orthopedics
Plasma
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
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