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Phillips KR, Filippidis A, Mackel CE, Enriquez-Marulanda A, Vega RA. Octogenarian Brain Tumor Registry: Single-Institution Surgical Outcomes and Mortality Study. Brain Tumor Res Treat 2023; 11:114-122. [PMID: 37151153 PMCID: PMC10172014 DOI: 10.14791/btrt.2023.0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Surgical intervention for brain tumor patients aged 80 to 89 years is controversial, as the comorbidities and physiology associated with aging are often thought to increase surgical risks. Surgical outcomes, however, are not well characterized for octogenarians. This review therefore assessed the outcomes and mortality risk associated with tumor removal in octogenarians at our academic institution. METHODS Retrospective review of patients aged 80 to 89 who underwent craniotomy for tumor resection (CTR) at our institution between 2004-2021 and who were diagnosed with meningioma, glioblastoma, or metastatic disease. Primary outcome was 30-day mortality. RESULTS Sixty-one CTRs were included in analysis. Median age was 83 (interquartile range 81-85) years, and the most common preoperative comorbidity was hypertension (n=44). Most patients (n=35) had a preoperative modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score between 0-2. Seventeen (27.9%) patients experienced postoperative complications (i.e., urinary tract infection, deep venous thrombosis, etc.), and 26.2% (n=16) experienced new-onset neurologic deficits postoperatively (i.e., aphasia, motor deficits, etc.). Upon discharge, most patients (n=43) had an mRS score of 3-4. Within 30 days of surgery, 14.8% (n=9) of patients were readmitted to the hospital and 8.2% (n=5) of patients died: 2 with meningioma, 1 with glioblastoma, and 2 with metastatic disease. The most common cause of death was intracranial hemorrhage (n=3). Three-month mortality was 23.0% (n=14). Mean survival after surgery was 33 months for meningioma patients, 6.9 months for glioblastoma patients, and 15 months for patients with metastatic lesions. CONCLUSION Our review found a 30-day mortality rate of 8.2% across all tumor types, and mean survival was similar to that previously reported for patients across all age groups. Surgical intervention for octogenarian tumor patients is therefore feasible, safe, and likely worthwhile for extending and improving lives.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katharine R Phillips
- Division of Neurosurgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Kazim SF, Dicpinigaitis AJ, Bowers CA, Shah S, Couldwell WT, Thommen R, Alvarez-Crespo DJ, Conlon M, Tarawneh OH, Vellek J, Cole KL, Dominguez JF, Mckee RN, Ricks CB, Shin PC, Cole CD, Schmidt MH. Frailty Status Is a More Robust Predictor Than Age of Spinal Tumor Surgery Outcomes: A NSQIP Analysis of 4,662 Patients. Neurospine 2022; 19:53-62. [PMID: 35130424 PMCID: PMC8987561 DOI: 10.14245/ns.2142770.385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objective The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of baseline frailty status (as measured by modified frailty index-5 [mFI-5]) versus age on postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for spinal tumors using data from a large national registry.
Methods The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was used to collect spinal tumor resection patients’ data from 2015 to 2019 (n = 4,662). Univariate and multivariate analyses for age and mFI-5 were performed for the following outcomes: 30-day mortality, major complications, unplanned reoperation, unplanned readmission, hospital length of stay (LOS), and discharge to a nonhome destination. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the discriminative performance of age versus mFI-5.
Results Both univariate and multivariate analyses demonstrated that mFI-5 was a more robust predictor of worse postoperative outcomes as compared to age. Furthermore, based on categorical analysis of frailty tiers, increasing frailty was significantly associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes. ‘Severely frail’ patients were found to have the highest risk, with odds ratio 16.4 (95% confidence interval [CI],11.21–35.44) for 30-day mortality, 3.02 (95% CI, 1.97–4.56) for major complications, and 2.94 (95% CI, 2.32–4.21) for LOS. In ROC curve analysis, mFI-5 score (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.743) achieved superior discrimination compared to age (AUC = 0.594) for mortality.
Conclusion Increasing frailty, as measured by mFI-5, is a more robust predictor as compared to age, for poor postoperative outcomes in spinal tumor surgery patients. The mFI-5 may be clinically used for preoperative risk stratification of spinal tumor patients.
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- Syed Faraz Kazim
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Prisma Health–Midlands/University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center & New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Corresponding Author Meic H. Schmidt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2259-9459 Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico Hospital, 1 University New Mexico, MSC10 5615, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Cole KL, Kazim SF, Thommen R, Alvarez-Crespo DJ, Vellek J, Conlon M, Tarawneh OH, Dicpinigaitis AJ, Dominguez J, McKee RG, Schmidt MH, Couldwell WT, Cole CD, Bowers CA. Association of baseline frailty status and age with outcomes in patients undergoing intracranial meningioma surgery: Results of a nationwide analysis of 5818 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) 2015–2019. Eur J Surg Oncol 2022; 48:1671-1677. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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