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Abdul Rahim K, Shaikh NQ, Lakhdir MPA, Afzal N, Merchant AAH, Mahmood SBZ, Bakhshi SK, Ali M, Samad Z, Haider AH. No healthcare coverage, big problem: lack of insurance for older population associated with worse emergency general surgery outcomes. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2024; 9:e001165. [PMID: 38616789 PMCID: PMC11015297 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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Introduction Older populations, being a unique subset of patients, have poor outcomes for emergency general surgery (EGS). In regions lacking specialized medical coverage for older patients, disparities in healthcare provision lead to poor clinical outcomes. We aimed to identify factors predicting index admission inpatient mortality from EGS among sexagenarians, septuagenarians, and octogenarians. Methods Data of patients aged >60 years with EGS conditions defined by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma at primary index admission from 2010 to 2019 operated and non-operated at a large South Asian tertiary care hospital were analyzed. The primary outcome was primary index admission inpatient 30-day mortality. Parametric survival regression using Weibull distribution was performed. Factors such as patients' insurance status and surgical intervention were assessed using adjusted HR and 95% CI with a p-value of <0.05 considered statistically significant. Results We included 9551 primary index admissions of patients diagnosed with the nine most common primary EGS conditions. The mean patient age was 69.55±7.59 years. Overall mortality and complication rates were 3.94% and 42.29%, respectively. Primary index admission inpatient mortality was associated with complications including cardiac arrest and septic shock. Multivariable survival analysis showed that insurance status was not associated with mortality (HR 1.13; 95% CI 0.79, 1.61) after adjusting for other variables. The odds of developing complications among self-paid individuals were higher (adjusted OR 1.17; 95% CI 1.02, 1.35). Conclusion Lack of healthcare coverage for older adults can result in delayed presentation, leading to increased morbidity. Close attention should be paid to such patients for timely provision of treatment. There is a need to expand primary care access and proper management of comorbidities for overall patient well-being. Government initiatives for expanding insurance coverage for older population can further enhance their healthcare access, mitigating the risk of essential treatments being withheld due to financial limitations. Level of evidence III.
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Medical College, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University, Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
- Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University, Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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Elshami M, Ahmed FA, Hue JJ, Kakish H, Hoehn RS, Rothermel LD, Bajor D, Mohamed A, Selfridge JE, Ammori JB, Hardacre JM, Winter JM, Ocuin LM. Average treatment effect of facility hepatopancreatobiliary malignancy case volume on survival of patients with nonoperatively managed hepatobiliary malignancies. Surgery 2023; 173:289-298. [PMID: 36402613 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical volume-outcome relationships have been described for a variety of procedures. There is scant literature on total institutional volume and outcomes in patients who are nonoperatively managed. We examined the average treatment effect of total hepatopancreatobiliary malignancy case volume on survival outcomes of patients with nonresected hepatobiliary malignancies. METHODS We identified patients with hepatopancreatobiliary malignancies [pancreatic adenocarcinoma, pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms, hepatocellular carcinoma, biliary tract cancers] within the National Cancer Database (2004-2018). We determined percentile thresholds based on the total annual hepatopancreatobiliary malignancy case volume. We then identified nonoperatively managed patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or biliary tract cancers. We used inverse probability-weighted Cox regression to estimate the effect of facility volume on overall survival. RESULTS We identified 710,988 patients with hepatopancreatobiliary malignancies. Total annual hepatopancreatobiliary malignancy case volume of 32, 71, and 177 cases/year corresponded to the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles. A total of 96,420 with hepatocellular carcinoma and 52,627 patients with biliary tract cancers were managed nonoperatively. In patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or biliary tract cancer, treatment at ≥25th, ≥50th, and ≥75th percentile facilities was associated with improved median, 1-, 2-, and 3-year overall survival compared with treatment at lower-percentile facilities. On inverse probability-weighted Cox analysis, treatment at higher-percentile facilities resulted in a lower hazard of death. Consistent findings were observed in patients with early or intermediate/advanced hepatocellular carcinoma or metastatic biliary tract cancers. CONCLUSION Patients with nonoperatively managed hepatocellular carcinoma or biliary tract cancer who receive treatment at higher-volume facilities have improved survival outcomes. These data suggest regionalization of care for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or biliary tract cancer to high-volume centers may improve survival.
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- Mohamedraed Elshami
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. https://twitter.com/MElshamiMD
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. https://twitter.com/ali_fasih
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. https://twitter.com/jj_hue
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. https://twitter.com/HannaKakish
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. https://twitter.com/Richard_Hoehn
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. https://twitter.com/LukeRothermel
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. https://twitter.com/dlbajor
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. https://twitter.com/AmmoriJohn
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. https://twitter.com/JordanMWinterMD
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
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Maurer LR, Chetlur P, Zhuo D, El Hechi M, Velmahos GC, Dunn J, Bertsimas D, Kaafarani HMA. Validation of the Al-based Predictive OpTimal Trees in Emergency Surgery Risk (POTTER) Calculator in Patients 65 Years and Older. Ann Surg 2023; 277:e8-e15. [PMID: 33378309 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to assess the performance of the Predictive OpTimal Trees in Emergency Surgery Risk (POTTER) tool in elderly emergency surgery (ES) patients. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA The POTTER tool was derived using a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)-methodology called optimal classification trees and validated for prediction of ES outcomes. POTTER outperforms all existent risk-prediction models and is available as an interactive smartphone application. Predicting outcomes in elderly patients has been historically challenging and POTTER has not yet been tested in this population. METHODS All patients ≥65 years who underwent ES in the ACS-NSQIP 2017 database were included. POTTER's performance for 30-day mortality and 18 postoperative complications (eg, respiratory or renal failure) was assessed using c-statistic methodology, with planned sub-analyses for patients 65 to 74, 75 to 84, and 85+ years. RESULTS A total of 29,366 patients were included, with mean age 77, 55.8% females, and 62% who underwent emergency general surgery. POTTER predicted mortality accurately in all patients over 65 (c-statistic 0.80). Its best performance was in patients 65 to 74 years (c-statistic 0.84), and its worst in patients ≥85 years (c-statistic 0.71). POTTER had the best discrimination for predicting septic shock (c-statistic 0.90), respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation for ≥48 hours (c-statistic 0.86), and acute renal failure (c-statistic 0.85). CONCLUSIONS POTTER is a novel, interpretable, and highly accurate predictor of in-hospital mortality in elderly ES patients up to age 85 years. POTTER could prove useful for bedside counseling and for benchmarking of ES care.
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- Lydia R Maurer
- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Interpretable AI, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Interpretable AI, Boston, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Hue JJ, Sugumar K, Mohamed A, Selfridge JE, Bajor D, Hardacre JM, Ammori JB, Rothermel LD, Winter JM, Ocuin LM. Assessing the Role of Operative Intervention in Elderly Patients With Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Pancreas 2022; 51:380-387. [PMID: 35695765 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000002023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Resection of locoregional pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) is typically recommended, but there is a paucity of data on the management of elderly patients. METHODS The National Cancer Database (2004-2016) was queried for patients 80 years or older with localized PanNENs. Patients were grouped as nonoperative or operative management. Postoperative outcomes and survival were compared. RESULTS In total, 591 patients were included: 202 underwent resection, and 389 did not. Increasing age and pancreatic head tumors were associated with lower likelihood of resection. The overall 90-day mortality rate was 6.4%, which was higher for pancreatoduodenectomy than distal pancreatectomy (13.6% vs 5.1%, respectively). Operatively managed patients had longer median survival (80.8 vs 45.0 months, P < 0.001), and this association was independent of tumor location. On multivariable Cox regression, resection remained associated with longer survival (hazard ratio, 0.69; 95% confidence interval, 0.50-0.95). Among operatively managed patients, age and tumor location were not associated with survival; however, greater comorbidity and high-risk tumor-specific features were associated with worse survival. CONCLUSIONS Resection of nonfunctional PanNENs in elderly patients is associated with improved survival compared with nonoperative management. Resection could be considered in appropriate operative candidates, regardless of tumor location, but the perioperative mortality rate must be considered.
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- Jonathan J Hue
- From the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
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- From the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- From the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
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- From the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
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- From the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
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Preoperative risk factors including serum levels of potassium, sodium, and creatinine for early mortality after open abdominal surgery: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Surg 2021; 21:62. [PMID: 33499844 PMCID: PMC7836189 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-021-01070-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background In hospitalized patients, abnormal plasma electrolyte concentrations are frequent and have been linked to poor outcomes following acute surgery. The aim of this study was to assess whether preoperative plasma levels of potassium, sodium, and creatinine at the time of admission were associated with 30-day mortality in patients following open abdominal surgery. Methods This was a single-center register-based retrospective study. By means of electronic search in a maintained surgery database, all patients (n = 4177) aged ≥ 60 years old undergoing open surgery in our department from January 2000 to May 2013 were identified. Plasma was assessed within 30 days prior to surgery. The primary endpoint was 30-day postoperative mortality. The association between mortality and plasma levels of potassium, sodium, and creatinine were examined using Cox proportional hazard models. Results A total of 3690 patients were included in the study cohort. The rates of abnormal preoperative plasma levels were 36, 41, and 38% for potassium, sodium, and creatinine, respectively. The overall 30 day mortality was 20%. A predictive algorithm for 30 day mortality following abdominal surgery was constructed by means of logistic regression showing excellent distinction between patients with and without a fatal postoperative outcome. Conclusion Apart from demographic factors (age, sex, and emergency surgery), preoperative imbalance in potassium, sodium and creatinine levels were significant independent predictors of early mortality following open abdominal surgery.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To provide an overview of the recent advancements in predicting toxicity associated with cancer treatment in older patients. RECENT FINDINGS Various screening tools and validated risk calculators have been shown to help predict toxicity from surgery and chemotherapy. Radiation therapy has been more challenging to select the appropriate tool to reliably predict patients at risk for toxicity and noncompliance. Ongoing work on electronic geriatric assessment tools is showing promise in making comprehensive assessment more feasible. SUMMARY Selecting appropriate cancer therapy is particularly important in older patients, and validated tools have been developed to guide clinicians for surgery and chemotherapy; however, radiotherapy toxicity remains an area for further development, as does the uptake of existing tools into routine oncology practice.
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Okada I, Hifumi T, Kiriu N, Yoneyama H, Inoue K, Seki S, Hasegawa E, Kato H, Masuno T, Yokobori S. Preoperative physical functional status affects the long-term outcomes of elderly patients with open abdomen. Acute Med Surg 2020; 7:e602. [PMID: 33282315 PMCID: PMC7700104 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Aim The mortality rates among elderly patients with open abdomen (OA) are high, and pre-existing comorbidities could affect the outcomes. However, long-term prognosis remains uncertain. We examined long-term outcomes in elderly patients with OA, focusing on physical functional status. Methods We undertook a retrospective cohort study between 2007 and 2017 at a single institution. Patients with OA who were aged ≥65 years were categorized into two groups: "good preoperative functional status" group (GFG) and "poor preoperative functional status" group (PFG). The GFG was defined as Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group/World Health Organization performance status (PS) 0-1, whereas PFG was defined as PS 2-4. The primary outcomes were survival and PS 2 years following the initial surgery. Results Of the 53 participants, 38 and 15 were assigned to the GFG and PFG, respectively. The PFG (median age, 81 years) was older than the GFG (median age, 75.5 years; P = 0.040). The 2-year survival rate was 39.5% in GFG and 6.7% in PFG, and Kaplan-Meier analysis showed significant difference (P = 0.022). Among all patients, the PS at 2 years was worse than that at discharge (P = 0.007). Preoperative PS was correlated with 2-year survival (P = 0.003), whereas age and pre-existing comorbidities were not. Conclusion The long-term outcomes of elderly patients with OA are affected by the preoperative physical functional status. Functional status deteriorates in a time-dependent manner. Therefore, surgery requiring OA must be carefully considered for elderly patients with PS 2 or higher.
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- Ichiro Okada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Trauma National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine St. Luke's International Hospital Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine National Defense Medical College Tokorozawa Japan
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Trauma National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Trauma National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Trauma National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Trauma National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Minamitama Hospital Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Nippon Medical School Hospital Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Nippon Medical School Hospital Tokyo Japan
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Lee KC, Sturgeon D, Lipsitz S, Weissman JS, Mitchell S, Cooper Z. Mortality and Health Care Utilization Among Medicare Patients Undergoing Emergency General Surgery vs Those With Acute Medical Conditions. JAMA Surg 2020; 155:216-223. [PMID: 31877209 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.5087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Importance Emergency general surgery (EGS) represents 11% of hospitalizations, and almost half of these hospitalized patients are older adults. Older adults have high rates of mortality and readmissions after EGS, yet little is known as to how these outcomes compare with acute medical conditions that have been targets for quality improvement. Objective To examine whether Medicare beneficiaries who undergo EGS experience similar 1-year outcomes compared with patients admitted with acute medical conditions. Design, Setting, and Participants This population-based, retrospective cohort study using Medicare claims data from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2014, included adults 65 years or older with at least 1 year of Medicare claims who had urgent or emergency admissions for 1 of the 5 highest-burden EGS procedures (partial colectomy, small-bowel resection, peptic ulcer disease surgery, lysis of adhesions, or laparotomy) or a primary diagnosis of an acute medical condition (pneumonia, heart failure, or acute myocardial infarction). Patients undergoing EGS and those with acute medical conditions were matched 1:1 in a 2-step algorithm: (1) exact match by hospital or (2) propensity score match with age, sex, race/ethnicity, Charlson Comorbidity Index, individual comorbid conditions, claims-based frailty index, year of admission, and any intensive care unit stay. Data analysis was performed from July 16, 2018, to November 13, 2019. Exposures Partial colectomy, small-bowel resection, peptic ulcer disease surgery, lysis of adhesions, or laparotomy or a primary diagnosis pneumonia, heart failure, or acute myocardial infarction. Main Outcomes and Measures One-year mortality, postdischarge health care utilization (emergency department visit, additional hospitalization, intensive care unit stay, or total hospital encounters), and days at home during 1 year. Results A total of 481 417 matched pairs (mean [SD] age, 78.9 [7.8] years; 272 482 [56.6%] female) with adequate covariate balance were included in the study. Patients undergoing EGS experienced higher 30-day mortality (60 683 [12.6%] vs 56 713 [11.8%], P < .001) yet lower 1-year mortality (142 846 [29.7%] vs 158 385 [32.9%], P < .001) compared with medical patients. Among 409 363 pairs who survived discharge, medical patients experienced higher rates of total hospital encounters in the year after discharge (4 vs 3 per person-year; incidence rate ratio, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.30-1.32) but had similar mean days at home compared with patients undergoing EGS (293 vs 309 days; incident rate ratio, 1.004; 95% CI, 1.004-1.004). Conclusions and Relevance In this study, older patients undergoing EGS had similarly high 1-year rates of mortality, hospital use, and days away from home as acutely ill medical patients. These findings suggest that EGS should also be targeted for national quality improvement programs.
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- Katherine C Lee
- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Surgery, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Hue JJ, Sugumar K, Markt SC, Mohamed A, Selfridge JE, Bajor D, Rothermel LD, Hardacre JM, Ammori JB, Winter JM, Ocuin LM. Reassessing the role of surgery in the elderly or chronically sick with proximal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Surgery 2020; 169:233-239. [PMID: 33087251 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most data on postoperative outcomes among patients with proximal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma are reported by single institutions. The purpose of this study was to analyze postoperative outcomes stratified by age and comorbidities. METHODS Patients with proximal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma who underwent a resection were identified in the National Cancer Database. Pathologic, postoperative, and survival outcomes were compared based on age and Charlson-Deyo comorbidity index. RESULTS Among the 1,579 patients, the average age was 66 years, and 9.4% of patients were older than 80 years. Most patients had a Charlson-Deyo score of 0 (72.4%), with the minority having scores of 1 (20.5%) or ≥2 (7.1%). Patients ≥80 years had a higher 90-day mortality rate compared with patients 65 to 79 and <65 years (21.3% vs 12.0% vs 7.4%, P < .001). Patients with a Charlson-Deyo score ≥2 had longer duration of stay, greater likelihood of requiring an unplanned readmission, and a higher 90-day mortality rate compared with patients with a lower comorbidity index. Median survival of patients <65, 65 to 79, and ≥80 years was 31, 24, and 17 months, respectively. A similar trend was seen with increasing Charlson-Deyo score (0: 27 months, 1: 25 months, ≥2: 20 months). On multivariable analysis, age ≥80 years (hazard ratio = 1.52, P = .01) and Charlson-Deyo score ≥2 (hazard ratio = 1.45, P = .01) were associated with poor survival. CONCLUSION In patients with proximal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, age ≥80 years and greater comorbidity index are associated with increased risk of 90-day mortality and poor overall survival. This suggests that resections in high-risk patient populations should be approached with caution.
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- Jonathan J Hue
- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC.
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Barazanchi AWH, Xia W, MacFater W, Bhat S, MacFater H, Taneja A, Hill AG. Risk factors for mortality after emergency laparotomy: scoping systematic review. ANZ J Surg 2020; 90:1895-1902. [PMID: 32580245 DOI: 10.1111/ans.16082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emergency laparotomy (EL) is a common procedure with high mortality leading to several efforts to record and reduce mortality. Risk scores currently used by quality improvement programmes either require intraoperative data or are not specific to EL. To be of utility to clinicians/patients, estimation of preoperative risk of mortality is important. We aimed to explore individual preoperative risk factors that might be of use in developing a preoperative mortality risk score. METHODS Two independent reviewers identified relevant articles from searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane databases from January 1980 to January 2018. We selected studies that evaluated only preoperative predictive factors for mortality in EL patients. RESULTS The search yielded 6648 articles screened, with 22 studies included examining 157 728 patients. The combined post-operative 30-day mortality was 13%. All, but one small study, were at low risk of bias. A meta-analysis of results was not possible due to the heterogeneity of populations and outcomes. Age, American Society of Anesthesiologists, preoperative sepsis, dependency status, current cancer and comorbidities were associated with increased mortality. Acute physiological derangements seen in renal, albumin and complete blood count assays were strongly associated with mortality. Delay to surgery and diabetes did not influence mortality. Higher body mass index was protective. CONCLUSION Preoperatively, risk factors identified can be used to develop and update risk scores specific for EL mortality. This scoping review focused on the preoperative setting which helps tailor treatment decisions. It highlights the need for further research to test the relevance of newer risk factors such as frailty and nutrition.
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- Ahmed W H Barazanchi
- Department of Surgery, South Auckland Clinical School, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, South Auckland Clinical School, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, South Auckland Clinical School, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, South Auckland Clinical School, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, South Auckland Clinical School, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of General Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, South Auckland Clinical School, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of General Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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Predisposed to failure? The challenge of rescue in the medical intensive care unit. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020; 87:774-781. [PMID: 31233441 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Medical intensive care unit (MICU) patients develop acute surgical processes that require operative intervention. There are limited data addressing outcomes of emergency general surgery (EGS) in this population. The aim of our study was to characterize the breadth of surgical consults from the MICU and assess mortality after abdominal EGS cases. METHODS All MICU patients with an EGS consult in an academic medical center between January 2010 and 2016 were identified from an electronic medical record-based registry. Charts were reviewed to determine reason for consult, procedures performed, and to obtain additional clinical data. A multivariate logistic regression was used to determine patient factors associated with patient mortality. RESULTS Of 911 MICU patients seen by our service, 411(45%) required operative intervention, with 186 patients undergoing an abdominal operation. The postoperative mortality rate after abdominal operations was 37% (69/186), significantly higher than the mortality of 16% (1833/11192) for all patients admitted to the MICU over the same period (p < 0.05). Damage-control procedures were performed in 64 (34%) patients, with 46% mortality in this group. The most common procedures were bowel resections, with mortality of 42% (28/66) and procedures for severe clostridium difficile, mortality of 38% (9/24). Twenty-seven patients met our definition of surgical rescue, requiring intervention for complications of prior procedures, with mortality of 48%. Need for surgical rescue was associated with increased admission mortality (odds ratio, 13.07; 95% confidence interval, 2.86-59.77). Twenty-six patients had pathology amenable to surgical intervention but did not undergo operation, with 100% mortality. In patients with abdominal pathology at the time of operation, in-hospital delay was associated with increased mortality (odds ratio, 5.13; 95% confidence interval, 1.11-23.77). CONCLUSION Twenty percent of EGS consults from the MICU had an abdominal process requiring an operative intervention. While the MICU population as a whole has a high baseline mortality, patients requiring abdominal surgical intervention are an even higher risk. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic and epidemiological, level III.
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Emergency General Surgery in Older Patients: Where Are We Now? CURRENT ANESTHESIOLOGY REPORTS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s40140-019-00352-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lee KC, Walling AM, Senglaub SS, Kelley AS, Cooper Z. Defining Serious Illness Among Adult Surgical Patients. J Pain Symptom Manage 2019; 58:844-850.e2. [PMID: 31404642 PMCID: PMC7155422 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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CONTEXT Palliative care (PC) for seriously ill surgical patients, including aligning treatments with patients' goals and managing symptoms, is associated with improved patient-oriented outcomes and decreased health care utilization. However, efforts to integrate PC alongside restorative surgical care are limited by the lack of a consensus definition for serious illness in the perioperative context. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to develop a serious illness definition for surgical patients and identify a denominator for quality measurement efforts. METHODS We developed a preliminary definition including a set of criteria for 11 conditions and health states. Using the RAND-UCLA Appropriateness Method, a 12-member expert advisory panel rated the criteria for each condition and health state twice, once after an in-person moderated discussion, for validity (primary outcome) and feasibility of measurement. RESULTS All panelists completed both rounds of rating. All 11 conditions and health states defining serious illness for surgical patients were rated as valid. During the in-person discussion, panelists refined and narrowed criteria for two conditions (vulnerable elder, heart failure). The final definition included the following 11 conditions and health states: vulnerable elder, heart failure, advanced cancer, oxygen-dependent pulmonary disease, cirrhosis, end-stage renal disease, dementia, critical trauma, frailty, nursing home residency, and American Society of Anesthesiology Risk Score IV-V. CONCLUSION We identified a consensus definition for serious illness in surgery. Opportunities remain in measuring the prevalence, identifying health trajectories, and developing screening criteria to integrate PC with restorative surgical care.
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- Katherine C Lee
- The Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA; Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA; Affiliated Adjunct Staff, RAND Health, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- The Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- The Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Hebrew SeniorLife Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Banning LBD, Ter Beek L, El Moumni M, Visser L, Zeebregts CJ, Jager-Wittenaar H, Pol RA. Vascular Surgery Patients at Risk for Malnutrition Are at an Increased Risk of Developing Postoperative Complications. Ann Vasc Surg 2019; 64:213-220. [PMID: 31634605 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Malnutrition is an important risk factor for adverse postoperative outcomes such as infection and delayed wound healing, often resulting in longer hospital stay and higher readmission and mortality rates. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between the risk for malnutrition prior to elective vascular surgery and postoperative complications. METHODS In this observational cross-sectional study, elective vascular surgery patients were included from January 2015 until November 2018. Included were percutaneous, carotid, endovascular, peripheral bypass, abdominal, lower extremity amputation, and other interventions. The patients were assessed for risk for malnutrition using the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form (PG-SGA SF), whereby <4 points was defined as low risk, 4-8 points as medium risk, and ≥9 points as high risk for malnutrition. Postoperative complications were registered using the Comprehensive Complication Index. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship between risk for malnutrition and postoperative complications. RESULTS Of 468 patients, 113 (24.1%) were found to be at risk for malnutrition (PG-SGA SF ≥4 points). Occurrence of postoperative complications (23.9% in the low risk vs. 51.9% in the high risk group, P = 0.006), length of hospital stay (5.5 ± 4.3 days in the low risk vs. 8.2 ± 5.1 in the high risk group, P = 0.005), 30-day readmission (4.7% in the low risk vs. 19.2% in the high risk group, P = 0.009), and Comprehensive Complication Index (median score of 0 in the low risk vs. 8.7 in the high risk group, P = 0.018) varied significantly between the 3 PG-SGA SF groups. After multivariate analysis, the medium risk for malnutrition group had a 1.39 (95% confidence interval 1.05-1.84) times higher Comprehensive Complication Index than the low risk for malnutrition group (P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Electively operated vascular surgery patients at risk for malnutrition are more likely to develop postoperative complications. This finding suggests that improving the nutritional status of vascular surgery patients prior to surgery has the potential to reduce the risk of complications.
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- Louise B D Banning
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Bridges LC, Christie AB, Awad HH, Sigman EJ, Christie DB, Ackermann RJ. Geriatric Trauma Screening Tool: Preinjury Functional Status Dictates Intensive Care Unit Discharge Disposition. Am Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481908500828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Older adults account for an increasing percentage of trauma patients and have worse outcomes when compared with younger populations. Simple prediction tools are needed to designate risk categories among these patients. The Geriatric Trauma Screening Tool (GTST) was developed to risk stratify older adults admitted to the ICU at a Level 1 trauma center. One hundred fifty patients aged ≥ 65 years were prospectively screened for high-risk (HR) injuries, comorbidities, and pre-hospital function using the GTST. Patients who screened for HR were more likely to have an unfavorable disposition than non-HR patients. HR patients had significantly longer ICU and hospital length of stays when compared with non-HR patients. In addition, patients with prior functional impairment were at higher risk for an unfavorable discharge disposition than their counterparts. Implementation of the GTST predicted discharge disposition in geriatric trauma patients admitted to the ICU. Pre-injury functional status was a better predictor of discharge disposition than either the types of HR injuries or the presence of comorbidities. Risk stratification of geriatric trauma patients allows for early engagement of patients and caregivers regarding transitions of care as well as more efficient utilization of hospital resources.
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- Department of Critical Care, Medical Center Navicent Health, Macon, Georgia
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- Department of Community Medicine/Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Family Medicine, Medical Center Navicent Health, Macon, Georgia
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Olotu C, Weimann A, Bahrs C, Schwenk W, Scherer M, Kiefmann R. The Perioperative Care of Older Patients. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 116:63-69. [PMID: 30950385 PMCID: PMC6444041 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Elderly patients are a growing and vulnerable group with an elevated perioperative risk. Perioperative treatment pathways that take these patients' special risks and requirements into account are often not implemented in routine clinical practice. METHODS This review is based on pertinent publications retrieved by a selective search in PubMed, the AWMF guideline database, and the Cochrane database for guidelines from Germany and abroad, meta-analyses, and Cochrane reviews. RESULTS The care of elderly patients who need surgery calls for an interdisciplinary, interprofessional treatment concept. One component of this concept is preoperative preparation of the patient ("prehabilitation"), which is best initiated before hospital admission, e.g., correction of deficiency states, optimization of chronic drug treatment, and respiratory training. Another important component consists of pre-, intra-, and postoperative measures to prevent delirium, which can lower the frequency of this complication by 30-50%: these include orientation aids, avoidance of inappropriate drugs for elderly patients, adequate analgesia, early mobilization, short fasting times, and a perioperative nutrition plan. Preexisting cognitive impairment predisposes to postoperative delirium (odds ratios [OR] ranging from 2.5 to 4.5). Frailty is the most important predictor of the postoperative course (OR: 2.6-11). It follows that preoperative assessment of the patient's functional and cognitive status is essential. CONCLUZION The evidence-based and guideline-consistent care of elderly patients requires not only close interdisciplinary, interprofessional, and cross-sectoral collaboration, but also the restructuring and optimization of habitual procedural pathways in the hospital. Elderly patients' special needs can only be met by a treatment concept in which the entire perioperative phase is considered as a single, coherent process.
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- Cynthia Olotu
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
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- Department of General, Visceral and Oncological Surgery Klinikum St. Georg, Leipzig
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- Clinic for Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Hospital, Tübingen
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- Department of General-, Visceral- and Vascular Surgery, Städtisches Klinikum Solingen gGmbH
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- Department of General Practice / Primary Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Rotkreuzklinikum München
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Briggs A, Havens JM, Salim A, Christopher KB. Acute kidney injury predicts mortality in emergency general surgery patients. Am J Surg 2018; 216:420-426. [PMID: 29615192 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients undergoing Emergency General Surgery (EGS) have increased risk of complications and death. The risk of AKI in patients undergoing EGS, along with associated outcomes, is unknown. METHODS This two-institution observational study included adults admitted to intensive care units between 1997 and 2012. EGS was defined by 7 procedures occurring within 48 hours of ICU admission. The main outcome studied was AKI within 5 days, along with 90-day mortality. RESULTS In our cohort of 59,604 patients, 1758 (2.9%) underwent EGS. Risk of AKI in EGD patients was significantly increased relative to non-EGS patients, with adjusted odds of 1.7 (95%CI 1.40-1.94; P < 0.001). Risk of renal replacement for EGS patients was also increased, with odds of 1.8 (95%CI 1.37-2.46; P < 0.001). EGS patients were at significantly higher risk of 90-day mortality, with adjusted odds of 3.1 (95%CI 2.16-4.33,p < 0.001) for AKI and 4.5 (95%CI 2.58-7.96,p < 0.001) for AKI requiring renal replacement, relative to the absence of AKI. CONCLUSIONS EGS is a robust risk factor for AKI in critically ill patients, the development of which is strongly predictive of increased 90-day mortality.
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- Alexandra Briggs
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Trauma, Burn, and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Division of Trauma and General Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Trauma, Burn, and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Center for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Trauma, Burn, and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Center for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Nathan E. Hellman Memorial Laboratory, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Llompart-Pou JA, Pérez-Bárcena J, Chico-Fernández M, Sánchez-Casado M, Raurich JM. Severe trauma in the geriatric population. World J Crit Care Med 2017; 6:99-106. [PMID: 28529911 PMCID: PMC5415855 DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v6.i2.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Geriatric trauma constitutes an increasingly recognized problem. Aging results in a progressive decline in cellular function which leads to a loose of their capacity to respond to injury. Some medications commonly used in this population can mask or blunt the response to injury. Falls constitute the most common cause of trauma and the leading cause of trauma-related deaths in this population. Falls are complicated by the widespread use of antiplatelets and anticoagulants, especially in patients with brain injury. Under-triage is common in this population. Evaluation of frailty could be helpful to solve this issue. Appropriate triaging and early aggressive management with correction of coagulopathy can improve outcome. Limitation of care and palliative measures must be considered in cases with a clear likelihood of poor prognosis.
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