The Association Between Hearing Loss and Surgical Complications in Older Adults.

Autor:	Huang RJ; Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Riska KM; Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.; Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Gordee A; Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Peskoe SB; Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Francis HW; Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Witsell DL; Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Smith SL; Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.; Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA.; Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.; Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Ear and hearing [Ear Hear] 2022 May/Jun; Vol. 43 (3), pp. 961-971.
DOI:	10.1097/AUD.0000000000001152
Abstrakt:	Objectives: In this study, we sought to evaluate whether older patients with hearing loss who underwent surgery were at greater risk of postsurgical complications, increased inpatient length-of-stay (LOS), and hospital readmission. Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients receiving surgery at a tertiary medical center. Utilizing electronic health record data from two merged datasets, we identified patients 65 years and older, undergoing major surgery between January 1, 2014 and January 31, 2017, and who had audiometric evaluation before surgery. Patients were classified as having either normal hearing or hearing loss based on pure-tone average in the better ear. A Generalized Estimating Equations approach was used to fit multivariable regression models for outcome variables of interest. Results: Of patients ≥65 years undergoing major surgery in our time frame, a total of 742 surgical procedures were performed on 621 patients with available audiometric data. After adjusting for age, sex, race, and comorbidities, hearing loss was associated with an increase in the odds of developing postoperative complications. Every 10 dB increase in hearing loss was associated with a 14% increase in the odds of developing a postoperative complication (odds ratio = 1.14, 95% confidence interval = 1.01-1.29, p = 0.031). Hearing loss was not significantly associated with increased hospital LOS, 30-day readmission, or 90-day readmission. Conclusions: Hearing loss was significantly associated with developing postoperative complications in older adults undergoing major surgery. Screening for hearing impairment may be a useful addition to the preoperative assessment and perioperative management of older patients undergoing surgery. (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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