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Tjeertes EKM, Simoncelli TFW, van den Enden AJM, Mattace-Raso FUS, Stolker RJ, Hoeks SE. Perioperative outcome, long-term mortality and time trends in elderly patients undergoing low-, intermediate- or major non-cardiac surgery. Aging Clin Exp Res 2024; 36:64. [PMID: 38462583 PMCID: PMC10925572 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-024-02717-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Decision-making whether older patients benefit from surgery can be a difficult task. This report investigates characteristics and outcomes of a large cohort of inpatients, aged 80 years and over, undergoing non-cardiac surgery. METHODS This observational study was performed at a tertiary university medical centre in the Netherlands. Patients of 80 years or older undergoing elective or urgent surgery from January 2004 to June 2017 were included. Outcomes were length of stay, discharge destination, 30-day and long-term mortality. Patients were divided into low-, intermediate and high-risk surgery subgroups. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to evaluate the association of risk factors and outcomes. Secondary outcomes were time trends, assessed with Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test. RESULTS Data of 8251 patients, undergoing 19,027 surgical interventions were collected from the patients' medical record. 7032 primary procedures were suitable for analyses. Median LOS was 3 days in the low-risk group, compared to six in the intermediate- and ten in the high-risk group. Median LOS of the total cohort decreased from 5.8 days (IQR 1.9-14.5) in 2004-2007 to 4.6 days (IQR 1.9-9.0) in 2016-2017. Three quarters of patients were discharged to their home. Postoperative 30-day mortality in the low-risk group was 2.3%. In the overall population 30-day mortality was high and constant during the study period (6.7%, ranging from 4.2 to 8.4%). CONCLUSION Patients should not be withheld surgery solely based on their age. However, even for low-risk surgery, the mortality rate of more than 2% is substantial. Deciding whether older patients benefit from surgery should be based on the understanding of individual risks, patients' wishes and a patient-centred plan.
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- E K M Tjeertes
- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO BOX 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Anesthesiology, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO BOX 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO BOX 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO BOX 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO BOX 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Azad TD, Alomari S, Khalifeh JM, Ahmed AK, Musharbash FN, Mo K, Lubelski D, Witham TF, Bydon A, Theodore N. Adoption of awake spine surgery - trends from a national registry over 14 years. Spine J 2022; 22:1601-1609. [PMID: 35525378 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND CONTEXT Awake spine surgery is growing in popularity, and may facilitate earlier postoperative recovery, reduced cost, and fewer complications than spine surgery conducted under general anesthesia (GA). However, trends in the adoption of awake (ie, non-GA) spine surgery have not been previously studied. PURPOSE To investigate temporal trends in non-GA spine surgery utilization and outcomes in the United States. STUDY DESIGN/SETTING A retrospective observational study. PATIENT SAMPLE Patients undergoing cervical or lumbar decompression or/and fusion from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database records dated 2005-2019. OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was the adoption trends of awake cervical and lumbar spine operations from 2005 to 2019. The secondary outcomes included the outcomes trends of 30-day complications, readmission rates, and length of stay in cervical and lumbar spine operations from 2005 to 2019. METHODS Patients were stratified into two groups: GA and non-GA (regional, epidural, spinal, monitored anesthesia care/intravenous sedation). Pearson chi-square or Fisher exact test and independent-sample t test were used to compare demographics between groups. Jonckheere-Terpstra test was used to determine whether trends and outcomes of non-GA operations from 2005 to 2019 were statistically significant. No non-GA spine operations were reported in the database from 2005 to 2006. RESULTS We included 301,521 patients who underwent cervical or lumbar spine operations from 2005 to 2019. GA was used in 294,903 (97.8%) operations; 6,618 (2.2%) operations were non-GA. Patients in the non-GA cohort were more likely to be younger (50.1 vs 57.2 years; p<.001), less likely to have American Society of Anesthesiologists classification ≥3 (39.7% vs 48.3%; p<.001), and to have lower BMI (27.8 vs 31.5 kg/m2; p<.001), outpatient admission status (10.8% vs 4.0%; p<.001), and fewer bleeding disorders (0.0% vs 1.2%; p<.001). The proportion of non-GA spine operations increased from nearly 0% in 2005 to 2.1% in 2019. The increase in non-GA operations was statistically significant in cervical (0.0%-1.1%) and lumbar (0.0%-2.9%) operations. For non-GA lumbar operations performed 2007-2019, 30-day complication rates, readmission rates, and mean length of stay all decreased (19.1%-5.4%, p<.05; 5.9%-2.8%, p<.05; 30.9 hours-24.9 hours, p<.05, respectively). Similarly, for non-GA cervical operations performed 2007-2019, 30-day complication rates, readmission rates, and mean length of stay all decreased (20.1%-6.1%, p<.05; 6.7%-3.7%, p<.05; 27.0-20.0 hours p<.05, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Our trends analysis revealed increasing utilization and improved outcomes of non-GA spine surgery from 2005 to 2019; however, the proportion of non-GA spine operations remains small. Future research should investigate the barriers to adoption of non-GA spine surgery.
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- Tej D Azad
- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, 21287, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, 21287, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, 21287, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, 21287, MD, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, 21287, MD, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, 21287, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, 21287, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, 21287, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, 21287, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, 21287, MD, USA.
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Forrest LF, Adams J, Ben-Shlomo Y, Buckner S, Payne N, Rimmer M, Salway S, Sowden S, Walters K, White M. Age-related references in national public health, technology appraisal and clinical guidelines and guidance: documentary analysis. Age Ageing 2017; 46:500-508. [PMID: 27989991 PMCID: PMC5405753 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afw235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background older people may be less likely to receive interventions than younger people. Age bias in national guidance may influence entire public health and health care systems. We examined how English National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) guidance and guidelines consider age. Methods we undertook a documentary analysis of NICE public health (n = 33) and clinical (n = 114) guidelines and technology appraisals (n = 212). We systematically searched for age-related terms, and conducted thematic analysis of the paragraphs in which these occurred (‘age-extracts’). Quantitative analysis explored frequency of age-extracts between and within document types. Illustrative quotes were used to elaborate and explain quantitative findings. Results 2,314 age-extracts were identified within three themes: age documented as an a-priori consideration at scope-setting (518 age-extracts, 22.4%); documentation of differential effectiveness, cost-effectiveness or other outcomes by age (937 age-extracts, 40.5%); and documentation of age-specific recommendations (859 age-extracts, 37.1%). Public health guidelines considered age most comprehensively. There were clear examples of older-age being considered in both evidence searching and in making recommendations, suggesting that this can be achieved within current processes. Conclusions we found inconsistencies in how age is considered in NICE guidance and guidelines. More effort may be required to ensure age is consistently considered. Future NICE committees should search for and document evidence of age-related differences in receipt of interventions. Where evidence relating to effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in older populations is available, more explicit age-related recommendations should be made. Where there is a lack of evidence, it should be stated what new research is needed.
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- Lynne F. Forrest
- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
- Address correspondence to: Jean Adams. Tel: (+44) 1223 769 142; Fax: (+44) 1223 330 316.
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Centre for Ageing and Population Studies, University College London, UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
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Nagrebetsky A, Gabriel RA, Dutton RP, Urman RD. Growth of Nonoperating Room Anesthesia Care in the United States. Anesth Analg 2017; 124:1261-1267. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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COCORULLO G, FALCO N, TUTINO R, FONTANA T, SCERRINO G, SALAMONE G, LICARI L, GULOTTA G. Open versus laparoscopic approach in the treatment of abdominal emergencies in elderly population. G Chir 2016; 37:108-112. [PMID: 27734793 PMCID: PMC5119696 DOI: 10.11138/gchir/2016.37.3.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the role of laparoscopy in the treatment of surgical emergency in old population. PATIENTS AND METHODS Over-70 years-old patients submitted to emergency abdominal surgery from January 2013 to December 2014 were collected and grouped according to admission diagnoses. These accounted small bowel obstruction, colonic acute disease, appendicitis, ventral hernia, gastro-duodenal perforation, biliary disease. In each group it was analyzed the operation time (OT), the morbidity rate and the mortality rate comparing open and laparoscopic management using T-test and Chi-square test. RESULTS 159 over 70-years-old patients underwent emergency surgery in the General and Emergency surgery Operative Unit (O.U.) of the Policlinic of Palermo. 75 patients were managed by a laparoscopic approach and 84 underwent traditional open emergency surgery. T-Test for OT and Chi-square test for morbidity rate and mortality rate showed no differences in small bowel emergencies (p=0,4; 0,25 0,9; p>0,95) and in gastro-duodenal perforation (p=0,9; p>0.9; p>0.95). In cholecystitis, laparoscopy group showed lower OT (T-Test: p= 0,0002) while Chi-square test for morbidity rate (0,1 CONCLUSIONS The collected data showed the feasibility of laparoscopic management as an alternative to open surgery in surgical emergencies in elderly population.
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- G. COCORULLO
- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, General Surgery and Emergency Operative Unit, Policlinico Universitario “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, General Surgery and Emergency Operative Unit, Policlinico Universitario “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, General Surgery and Emergency Operative Unit, Policlinico Universitario “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, General Surgery and Emergency Operative Unit, Policlinico Universitario “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, General Surgery and Emergency Operative Unit, Policlinico Universitario “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, General Surgery and Emergency Operative Unit, Policlinico Universitario “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, General Surgery and Emergency Operative Unit, Policlinico Universitario “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, General Surgery and Emergency Operative Unit, Policlinico Universitario “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
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