Objective

The aim of this study was to determine whether the presence of metabolic syndrome affect the patients’ length of stay post operatively.

Methods

A retrospective analysis patients who underwent aortic valve replacement surgery from January 2013 to December 2014 were analysed. Patients with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and increased BMI and waist circumference were identified. Metabolic syndrome is defined using the WHO Guidelines (Figure 1). The length of stay of patients with and without metabolic syndrome was compared. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS(v)22 and a p value of <0.05 was considered significant.

Results

Table 1 represents the demographics of the patients analysed. 217 patients underwent aortic valve replacement surgery. Out of those, 30(13.8%) had metabolic syndrome. The median post-operative length of stay in patients with metabolic syndrome and without was similar (9.00). The relationship between the presence of metabolic syndrome and length of hospital stay was not significant (p = 0.876). However, the presence of dysplipidemia was associated with an increased hospital stay (p = 0.017).

Conclusion

The incidence of metabolic syndrome in patients with aortic valve disease is low. Similar duration of post operative length of stay was noted in patients with and without metabolic syndrome. However it was found that the presence of dyslipidaemia increases the length of stay of patients post operatively in patients who underwent aortic valve replacement surgery.