Analysis of modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors in patients undergoing pituitary surgery
Autor: | Andrew Brunswick, Alexander Ballatori, Andy Ton, Shane Shahrestani, Ben A Strickland, Xiao T. Chen, Gabriel Zada |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
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Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Alcohol Drinking Databases Factual Patient Readmission Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Internal medicine Tobacco Smoking Humans Medicine Pituitary Neoplasms Obesity Aged Retrospective Studies Frailty business.industry Malnutrition General Medicine Perioperative Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Cohort Female Analysis of variance business Pituitary surgery 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
Zdroj: | Journal of Neurosurgery. 134:1816-1823 |
ISSN: | 1933-0693 0022-3085 |
Popis: | OBJECTIVE Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are among the most common intracranial tumors. Understanding the clinical effects of various modifiable risk factors (MRFs) and nonmodifiable risk factors (NMRFs) is important in guiding proper treatment, yet there is limited evidence outlining the influence of MRFs and NMRFs on outcomes of PA resection. The aim of this study was to analyze MRFs and NMRFs in patients undergoing resection for PAs. METHODS Using the 2016 and 2017 National Readmission Database, the authors identified a cohort of 9472 patients undergoing microscopic or endoscopic resection of a PA. Patients with nonoverlapping MRFs and NMRFs were analyzed for length of stay (LOS), hospital cost, readmission rates, and postoperative complications. From the original cohort, a subset of 373 frail patients (as defined by the Johns Hopkins Frailty Index) were identified and propensity matched to nonfrail patients. Statistical analysis included 1-way ANOVA, Tukey multiple comparisons of means, odds ratios, Wald testing, and unpaired Welch 2-sample t-tests to compare complications, outcomes, and costs between each cohort. Perioperative outcomes and hospital readmission rates were tracked, and predictive algorithms were developed to establish precise relationships between relevant risk factors and neurosurgical outcomes. RESULTS Malnourished patients had significantly longer LOSs when compared to nonmalnourished patients (p < 0.001). There was a significant positive correlation between the number of MRFs and readmission at 90 days (p = 0.012) and 180 days (p = 0.020). Obese patients had higher rates of postoperative neurological injury at the 30-day follow-up (p = 0.048) compared to patients with normal BMI. Within this NMRF cohort, frail patients were found to have significantly increased hospital LOS (p < 0.001) and total inpatient costs compared to nonfrail patients (p < 0.001). Predictive analytics showed that frail patients had significantly higher readmission rates at both 90-day (p < 0.001) and 180-day follow-ups (p < 0.001). Lastly, rates of acute postsurgical infection were higher in frail patients compared to nonfrail patients (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that both MRFs and NMRFs negatively affect the perioperative outcomes following PA resection. Notable risk factors including malnutrition, obesity, elevated lipid panels, and frailty make patients more prone to prolonged LOS, higher inpatient costs, and readmission. Further prospective research with longitudinal data is required to precisely pinpoint the effects of various risk factors on the outcomes of pituitary surgery. |
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