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Lu W, Liu C, He J, Wang R, Gao D, Cheng R. Surgical and medical co-management optimizes surgical outcomes in older patients with chronic diseases undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Aging Male 2023; 26:2159368. [PMID: 36974926 DOI: 10.1080/13685538.2022.2159368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION While robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RRP) is a standard mode for localized prostate cancer (PC), the risk of complications in older patients with chronic diseases and complex medical conditions can be a deterrent to surgery. Surgical and medical co-management (SMC) is a new strategy to improve patients' healthcare outcomes in surgical settings. METHODS We reviewed the clinical data of older patients with chronic diseases who were cared for with SMC undergoing RRP in our hospital in the past 3 years and compared them with the clinical data from the general urology ward. Preoperative conditions and related indicators of recovery, and incidence of postoperative complications with the Clavien Grade System were compared between these two groups. RESULTS The indicators of recovery were significantly better, and the incidence rates of complications were significantly reduced in the SMC group at grades I-IV (p < 0.05), as compared to the general urology ward group. CONCLUSIONS The provision of care by SMC for older patients focused on early identification, comorbidity management, preoperative optimization, and collaborative management would significantly improve surgical outcomes. The SMC strategy is worthy of further clinical promotion in RRP treatment in older men with chronic diseases and complex medical conditions.
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- Wenning Lu
- Department of Comprehensive Surgery, the Second Medical Center & National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Surgery, the Second Medical Center & National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Surgery, the Second Medical Center & National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Surgery, the Second Medical Center & National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Surgery, the Second Medical Center & National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Surgery, the Second Medical Center & National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Endeshaw AS, Molla MT, Kumie FT. Perioperative mortality among geriatric patients in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1220024. [PMID: 38020168 PMCID: PMC10651902 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1220024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background With the dramatic growth in the aged population observed in developed and developing nations, the older population burdened by unmet demand for surgical treatment has become a significant yet unnoticed public health concern in resource-limited countries. Studies are limited regarding surgical mortality of geriatric patients in Africa. Therefore, this study aims to estimate the incidence and identify predictors of postoperative mortality using prospective data in a low-income country, Ethiopia. Methods and materials A prospective cohort study was conducted from June 01, 2019, to June 30, 2021, at a tertiary-level hospital in Ethiopia. Perioperative data were collected using an electronic data collection tool. Cox regression analysis was used to identify predictor variables. The association between predictors and postoperative mortality among geriatrics was computed using a hazard ratio (HR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI); p-value <0.05 was a cutoff value to declare statistical significance. Results Of eligible 618 patients, 601 were included in the final analysis. The overall incidence of postoperative mortality among geriatrics was 5.16%, with a rate of 1.91 (95% CI: 1.34, 2.72) deaths per 1,000 person-day observation. Age ≥ 80 years (Adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) = 2.59, 95% CI: 1.05, 6.36), ASA physical status III/IV (AHR = 2.40, 95%CI 1.06, 5.43), comorbidity (AHR = 2.53, 95% CI: 1.19, 7.01), and emergency surgery (AHR = 2.92, 95% CI: 1.17, 7.27) were the significant predictors of postoperative mortality among older patients. Conclusion Postoperative mortality among geriatrics was high. Identified predictors were age ≥ 80 years, ASA status III/IV, comorbidity, and emergency surgery. Target-specific interventions should be addressed to improve high surgical mortality in these patients.
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- Amanuel Sisay Endeshaw
- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Fasanya C, Lee JJ, Caronia CG, Rothburd L, Japhe T, Hahn YH, Reci D, Eckardt P. The Impact of Screening for Perioperative ICU Admission in Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients: A Retrospective Analysis. Cureus 2023; 15:e49234. [PMID: 38143658 PMCID: PMC10739485 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.49234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hip fracture patients are a subset of trauma patients with high peri-operative mortality. To mitigate the mortality risk, the use of predictive scoring systems (e.g., RSI or Nomograms) for risk stratification and monitoring of high-risk patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been proposed. Screening patients for ICU admission with relatively low-cost tools may achieve high-quality, low-cost care. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of screening postoperative hip fracture patients for ICU admission. METHODS This is a retrospective single-site study comparing two groups of patients, before and after implementation of a hip fracture postoperative screening intervention in a level 1 trauma center in the United States. All hip fracture patients > 55 years of age admitted to the hospital between January 2021 and May 2023 were included. Trauma team members assessed and screened patients postoperatively in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), ordering standardized tests, including laboratory tests, a chest x-ray, and electrocardiogram (EKG). Assessment of the effect of the intervention included a comparison of a number of major adverse events (MAEs), mortality, planned and unplanned ICU admissions, ICU length of stay (LOS), and hospital LOS between pre- and post-intervention groups. Propensity score (PS) estimates were used to compare outcomes between the matched participants in the sample. A predictive model for ICU admission for the overall sample was estimated, and discriminative ability was assessed with an area under the curve (AUC) receiver operator characteristics (ROC) analysis. Lastly, feasibility was assessed by compliance with screening intervention and charges per patient related to the intervention. RESULTS The sample consisted of 290 patients in the pre-intervention and 180 patients in the post-intervention groups, respectively, with a mean age of 81.4 ± (9.9) years. There was a significant increase (p<0.01) in planned ICU admissions (OR=2.387, 95% CI (1.430, 3.983)) after screening protocol implementation. There was no significant difference between the pre-intervention group and post-intervention group in the number of MAEs (p=0.392), mortality (p=0.591), ICU LOS (p=0.617), and hospital LOS (p=0.151). When the PS-matched sample (n=424) was analyzed, there was a significant decrease (p=0.45) in unplanned ICU admissions (OR=6.40, 95% CI (0.81, 50.95)) after protocol implementation. Anticoagulants, emergency department (ED) respiratory rate (RR), injury severity score (ISS), number of comorbidities, substance use disorder (SAD), peripheral artery disease (PAD), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were significant predictors of ICU admission (p=0.002, 0.022, 0.030, 0.034, 0.039, 0.039, and 0.042), respectively, and, demonstrated the discriminative ability between high and low risk for ICU admission (AUC=0.597, 0.587, 0.581, 0.578, 0.513, and 0.587, respectively). The screening intervention was achievable with 99% compliance (Kappa estimate 0.94) among trauma team members with an average charge of $282 per patient. CONCLUSION The addition of a postoperative screening intervention for hip fracture patients > 55 years of age is achievable and decreases unplanned ICU admissions in matched samples. Presenting clinical indicators and comorbidities are associated with ICU admission and provide sufficient discriminatory ability as criteria for ICU admission.
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- Orthopaedic Surgery, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Trauma, New York Institute of Technology, West Islip, USA
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- Trauma, New York Institute of Technology, West Islip, USA
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- Trauma, New York Institute of Technology, West Islip, USA
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Schipa C, Luca E, Ripa M, Sollazzi L, Aceto P. Preoperative evaluation of the elderly patient. Saudi J Anaesth 2023; 17:482-490. [PMID: 37779566 PMCID: PMC10540990 DOI: 10.4103/sja.sja_613_23] [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: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Nowadays, the pre-operative evaluation of older patients is a critical step in the decision-making process. Clinical assessment and care planning should be considered a whole process rather than separate issues. Clinicians should use validated tools for pre-operative risk assessment of older patients to minimize surgery-related morbidity and mortality and enhance care quality. Traditional pre-operative consultation often fails to capture the pathophysiological and functional profiles of older patients. The elderly's pre-operative evaluation should be focused on determining the patient's functional reserve and reducing any possible peri-operative risk. Therefore, older adults may benefit from the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) that allows clinicians to evaluate several aspects of elderly life, such as depression and cognitive disorders, social status, multi-morbidity, frailty, geriatric syndromes, nutritional status, and polypharmacy. Despite the recognized challenges in applying the CGA, it may provide a realistic risk assessment for post-operative complications and suggest a tailored peri-operative treatment plan for older adults, including pre-operative optimization strategies. The older adults' pre-operative examination should not be considered a mere stand-alone, that is, an independent stage of the surgical pathway, but rather a vital step toward a personalized therapeutic approach that may involve professionals from different clinical fields. The aim of this review is to revise the evidence from the literature and highlight the most important items to be implemented in the pre-operative evaluation process in order to identify better all elderly patients' needs.
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- Chiara Schipa
- Dipartimento di Scienze dell’emergenza, anestesiologiche e della rianimazione, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome
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- Dipartimento di Scienze dell’emergenza, anestesiologiche e della rianimazione, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome
- Ophthalmology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze dell’emergenza, anestesiologiche e della rianimazione, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome
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- Dipartimento di Scienze dell’emergenza, anestesiologiche e della rianimazione, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome
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Kim ES, Ohn JH, Lim Y, Lee J, Kim HW, Kim SW, Ryu J, Park HS, Cho JH, Oh JJ, Byun SS, Jang HC, Kim NH. Effect of Active Surgical Co-Management by Medical Hospitalists in Urology Inpatient Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Yonsei Med J 2023; 64:558-565. [PMID: 37634632 PMCID: PMC10462814 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2023.0143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the use of active surgical co-management (SCM) by medical hospitalists for urology inpatient care. MATERIALS AND METHODS Since March 2019, a hospitalist-SCM program was implemented at a tertiary-care medical center, and a retrospective cohort study was conducted among co-managed urology inpatients. We assessed the clinical outcomes of urology inpatients who received SCM and compared passive SCM (co-management of patients by hospitalists only on request; March 2019 to June 2020) with active SCM (co-management of patients based on active screening by hospitalists; July 2020 to October 2021). We also evaluated the perceptions of patients who received SCM toward inpatient care quality, safety, and subjective satisfaction with inpatient care at discharge or when transferred to other wards. RESULTS We assessed 525 patients. Compared with the passive SCM group (n=205), patients in the active SCM group (n=320) required co-management for a significantly shorter duration (p=0.012) and tended to have a shorter length of stay at the urology ward (p=0.062) and less frequent unplanned readmissions within 30 days of discharge (p=0.095) while triggering significantly fewer events of rapid response team activation (p=0.002). No differences were found in the proportion of patients transferred to the intensive care unit, in-hospital mortality rates, or inpatient care questionnaire scores. CONCLUSION Active surveillance and co-management of urology inpatients by medical hospitalists can improve the quality and efficacy of inpatient care without compromising subjective inpatient satisfaction.
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- Eun Sun Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Hospital Medicine Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
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Labaste F, Delort F, Ferré F, Bounes F, Reina N, Valet P, Dray C, Minville V. Postoperative delirium is a risk factor of institutionalization after hip fracture: an observational cohort study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1165734. [PMID: 37649978 PMCID: PMC10464946 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1165734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Introduction Hip fracture is a common clinical problem in geriatric patients often associated with poor postoperative outcomes. Postoperative delirium (POD) and postoperative neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) are particularly frequent. The consequences of these disorders on postoperative recovery and autonomy are not fully described. The aim of this study was to determine the role of POD and NCDs on the need for institutionalization at 3 months after hip fracture surgery. Method A population-based prospective cohort study was conducted on hip fracture patients between March 2016 and March 2018. The baseline interview, which included a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), was conducted in the hospital after admission for hip fracture. NCDs were appreciated by MMSE scoring evolution (difference between preoperative MMSE and MMSE at day 5 >2 points). POD was evaluated using the Confusion Assessment Method. The primary endpoint was the rate of new institutionalization at 3 months. We used a multivariate analysis to assess the risk of new institutionalization. Results A total of 63 patients were included. Thirteen patients (20.6%) were newly institutionalized at 3 months. Two factors were significantly associated with the risk of postoperative institutionalization at 3 months: POD (OR = 5.23; 95% CI 1.1-27.04; p = 0.04) and IADL evolution (OR = 1.8; 95% CI 1.23-2.74; p = 0.003). Conclusion Only POD but not NCDs was associated with the risk of dependency and institutionalization after hip fracture surgery. The prevention of POD appears to be essential for improving patient outcomes and optimizing the potential for returning home.
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- François Labaste
- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- Institut RESTORE UMR 1301-Inserm 5070-CNRS EFS Univ. P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Orthopedic Surgery Department, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Institut RESTORE UMR 1301-Inserm 5070-CNRS EFS Univ. P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Institut RESTORE UMR 1301-Inserm 5070-CNRS EFS Univ. P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- Institut RESTORE UMR 1301-Inserm 5070-CNRS EFS Univ. P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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Makar GS, Rocha DB, Nester J, Torino D, Udoeyo IF, Maniar HH, Horwitz DS. An analysis of cost and complications for patients sustaining a second, contralateral hip fracture within 1 year. Injury 2023:S0020-1383(23)00357-1. [PMID: 37068971 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Hip fractures are an increasingly common occurrence among the aging population. With increased life expectancy and advancements in medicine, patients sustaining a hip fracture are at an increasing risk of sustaining a contralateral hip fracture. Efforts are being made to better understand the environment of these hip fractures so that secondary prevention clinics and guidelines can be made to help prevent recurrent osteoporotic hip fractures. The estimated incidence of a contralateral hip fracture varies from 2 to 10% and is reportedly associated with a higher incidence of complications. Previous studies evaluating contralateral hip fractures compared a single cohort of patients sustaining a second hip fracture with patients who sustained only one hip fracture. We aimed to investigate the overall complications and associated costs as it relates to a patients first hip fracture and contrast this to the same patient's contralateral, second hip fractures. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of all patients in our health systems electronic database who were found to have surgically treated hip fractures between January 2004 and July 2019. Patients with surgically treated hip fractures (CPT Codes: 27235, 27236, 27245, 27244), who sustained a second contralateral hip fracture were included. Medical complications within 30 days of either procedure (such as pneumonia, UTI, altered mental status and others), length of stay, orthopedic complications (such as wound complications, infection, hardware failure, nonunion), type of implants, costs, comorbidities, and ASA Class as well as Mortality were reviewed. RESULTS A total of 4,870 hip fractures were identified during the study period where 137 (2.8%) patients sustained a second hip fracture, and 47 (0.9%) of which were sustained within the first year after their index hip fracture. There was no statistical difference in length of stay (p = 0.68), medical (p>0.99) or orthopedic complications (p>0.99) between patients first and second hip fractures. There was an increased incidence of cognitive impairment with the second hip fracture (P = 0.0002). For patients that underwent operative treatment of a second hip fracture, the total cost of care was higher for the second surgery (mean difference 757. 38 USD) however the difference wasn't statistically significant (p = 0.31). The overall 1-year mortality rate was 14.9 percent. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates there is no statistical difference between the first and second surgery regarding length of stay, medical or orthopedic complications and cost.
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- Gabriel S Makar
- Geisinger Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822.
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- Geisinger Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822.
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- Geisinger Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822.
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- Geisinger Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822.
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- Geisinger Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822.
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- Geisinger Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822.
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- Geisinger Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822.
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Kaur A, Ang KL, Ali S, Dobbs T, Pope-Jones S, Harry L, Whitaker I, Emam A, Marsden N. Free flaps for lower limb soft tissue reconstruction - A systematic review of complications in 'Silver Trauma' patients. Injury 2023:S0020-1383(23)00294-2. [PMID: 37032183 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are 12.5 million people aged 65 years and older living in the UK. The annual incidence of open fracture is 30.7 per 10,000 person-years. In females, 42.9% of all open fractures occur in patients ≥ 65 years. METHODS AND MATERIALS Preferred Reporting for Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed, and the study is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020209149). The aim was to compare the complication profiles of free fasciocutaneous flaps and free muscular flaps in patients aged over 60 years undergoing lower limb soft tissue reconstruction following an open lower limb fracture. The search strategy based on strict inclusion criteria included PubMed, Embase and Google Scholar. RESULTS 15 papers were identified, including 46 patients with 10 free fasciocutaneous flaps and 41 free muscle flaps. There were 3 complications in the fasciocutaneous group (30%) and 9 complications in the muscle group (22%). There was a total of 1 secondary procedure in the fasciocutaneous group and 4 in the muscle group. DISCUSSION There is insufficient data to provide statistical comparison between free fasciocutaneous versus free muscle flaps for lower limb reconstruction performed in those aged over 60 years. This systematic review highlights evidence for the successful use of free tissue transfer in the older population following an open fracture injury and requiring lower limb reconstruction. There is no evidence to suggest the superiority of one tissue type over the other, with the inference that well vascularised tissue is the most significant factor impacting outcome.
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- Anjana Kaur
- The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK.
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- University of Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales, United Kingdom
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- The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK; Reconstructive Surgery & Regenerative Medicine Research Centre (ReconRegen), Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Sciences, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK; Reconstructive Surgery & Regenerative Medicine Research Centre (ReconRegen), Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Sciences, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK
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- The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK
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- The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK; Reconstructive Surgery & Regenerative Medicine Research Centre (ReconRegen), Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Sciences, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK
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- The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK
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Rougereau G, Naline C, Boisrenoult P, Langlais T, Pujol N. Proximal femoral fracture and female gender are risk factors for recurrent fracture: Cohort study of 292 patients over 75 years-old with iterative osteoporotic fractures. Injury 2023:S0020-1383(23)00187-0. [PMID: 36931968 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to: 1/ describe the characteristics of a cohort of patients over 75 years of age hospitalized in perioperative geriatric units (UPOG) for iterative fractures; 2/ investigate the risks of institutionalization related to the first fracture; and 3/ search for potential risk factors for iterative fracture. METHODS This is a retrospective single-center study analyzing patients over 75 years old, hospitalized in UPOG. RESULTS Of the 3207 patients hospitalized, 292 patients had a refracture (9.1%), with a mean age of 85.4+/-5.8 years. Initial fractures were mainly intertrochanteric (43.2%) and the femoral neck (32.9%). Refractures occurred mainly in the first year (55.5%), with a median delay of 9.6 months. Refractures were mainly intertrochanteric (29.5%), peri‑implant (prosthesis, osteosynthesis) (28.8%), and femoral neck (26.7%). Dementia was the only factor for institutionalization after the first fracture episode (p = 0.0002). Proximal femoral fracture (PFF) and female gender were risk factors for iterative fracture (10.2% vs. 6.8%, p = 0.003; 10.7% vs. 6.8%, p = 0.005 respectively), but not age (85.4 vs. 85.8 years, p = 0.24). PFF were more likely to result in the same fracture type in the second episode (58.1% vs 7.1%, p<0.0001). The time to refracture was shorter in case of peri‑implant fracture (p = 0.0002), or discharge directly to home (p = 0.04). CONCLUSION PFF and female gender are risk factors for recurrent fracture, which is even more likely to occur early in case of home discharge or peri‑implant fracture.
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- Grégoire Rougereau
- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Hôpital André Mignot, Université Île-de-France Ouest, 177 Rue de Versailles, 78150 Le Chesnay, France.
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Hôpital André Mignot, Université Île-de-France Ouest, 177 Rue de Versailles, 78150 Le Chesnay, France; Department of Geriatrics, Hôpital André Mignot, Université Île-de-France Ouest, 177 Rue de Versailles, 78150 Le Chesnay, France
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Hôpital André Mignot, Université Île-de-France Ouest, 177 Rue de Versailles, 78150 Le Chesnay, France
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- Department of Orthopaedic paediatric Surgery, Hôpital des enfants, Purpan, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France; Department of Orthopaedic paediatric Surgery, Sorbonne Université, A. Trousseau, APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Hôpital André Mignot, Université Île-de-France Ouest, 177 Rue de Versailles, 78150 Le Chesnay, France
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Simonin M, Delsuc C, Meuret P, Caruso L, Deleat-Besson R, Lamblin A, Huriaux L, Abraham P, Bidon C, Giai J, Riche B, Rimmelé T. Hypobaric Unilateral Spinal Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery in the Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesth Analg 2022; 135:1262-1270. [PMID: 36135347 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hypotension during surgery is frequent in the elderly population and is associated with acute kidney and myocardial injury, which are, themselves, associated with increased 30-day mortality. The present study compared the hemodynamic effects of hypobaric unilateral spinal anesthesia (HUSA) to general anesthesia (GA) in patients ≥70 years of age undergoing hip fracture surgery. METHODS We conducted a single-center, prospective, randomized study. In the HUSA group, patients were positioned with the operated hip above, and the hypobaric anesthetic solution was composed of 9 mg ropivacaine, 5 µg sufentanil, and 1 mL of sterile water. Anesthesia was adjusted for the GA group. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was measured with a noninvasive blood pressure upper arm cuff every 3 minutes. Hypotension was treated with a bolus of ephedrine and then a continuous intravenous of norepinephrine to obtain a MAP ≥65 mm Hg. Primary outcome was the occurrence of severe hypotension, defined as a MAP <65 mm Hg for >12 consecutive minutes. RESULTS A total of 154 patients were included. Severe hypotension was more frequent in the GA group compared to the HUSA group (odds ratio, 5.6; 95% confidence interval, 2.7-11.7; P < .001). There was no significant difference regarding the short-term outcomes between the HUSA and GA groups: acute kidney injury (respectively, 5.1% vs 11.3%; P = .22), myocardial injury (18.0% vs 14.0%; P = .63), and 30-day mortality (2.4% vs 4.7%; P = .65). CONCLUSIONS HUSA leads to fewer episodes of severe intraoperative hypotension compared to GA in an elderly population undergoing hip fracture surgery.
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- Marine Simonin
- From the Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- From the Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- From the Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- From the Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- From the Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- From the Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- From the Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- From the Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- From the Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pôle Santé Publique, Service de Biostatistique et Bioinformatique, Lyon, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pôle Santé Publique, Service de Biostatistique et Bioinformatique, Lyon, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, Villeurbanne, France
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- From the Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon-Biomérieux-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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Modifiable factors associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation in older patients with hip fracture in an orthogeriatric care pathway: a nested case–control study. BMC Geriatr 2022; 22:845. [DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-03556-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Few data are available regarding post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in non-cardiothoracic surgery, particularly orthopedic surgery. Hence, given the frequent incidence of POAF after surgery and its marked impact, we need to identify modifiable factors associated with POAF after hip fracture surgery in older patients.
Methods
We conducted a nested case–control study in the unit for perioperative geriatric care of an academic hospital in Paris from July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2019, enrolling all consecutive patients aged ≥ 70 years with hip fracture surgery and no history of permanent AF before admission (retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data). Patients with and without POAF were matched 1:5 on 5 baseline characteristics (age, hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease, cardiac failure).
Results
Of the 757 patients included, 384 were matched, and 64 had POAF. The incidence of POAF was 8.5%. The mean age was 86 ± 6 years, 298 (78%) patients were female, and the median Charlson Comorbidity Index was 6 (interquartile range 4–8). The median time from surgery to the occurrence of POAF was 2 days (1–4). On multivariable conditional logistic regression analysis (matched cohort), the modifiable factors present at admission associated with POAF were time to surgery > 48 h (odds ratio [OR] = 1.66, 95% confidence interval [1.01–2.81]) and > 2 units of packed red blood cells (OR = 3.94, [1.50–10.03]).
Conclusions
This study provides new information about POAF in older patients with hip fracture surgery, a surgical emergency whose complexity requires multidisciplinary care.
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Intérêt de l’évaluation pré-opératoire et prise en charge post opératoire du patient âgé. BULLETIN DE L'ACADÉMIE NATIONALE DE MÉDECINE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.banm.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tang OY, Shao B, Kimata AR, Sastry RA, Wu J, Asaad WF. The Impact of Frailty on Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes: An Analysis of 691 821 Nationwide Cases. Neurosurgery 2022; 91:808-820. [PMID: 36069524 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Frailty, a decline in physiological reserve, prognosticates poorer outcomes for several neurosurgical conditions. However, the impact of frailty on traumatic brain injury outcomes is not well characterized. OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between frailty and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (tICH) outcomes in a nationwide cohort. METHODS We identified all adult admissions for tICH in the National Trauma Data Bank from 2007 to 2017. Frailty was quantified using the validated modified 5-item Frailty Index (mFI-5) metric (range = 0-5), with mFI-5 ≥2 denoting frailty. Analyzed outcomes included in-hospital mortality, favorable discharge disposition, complications, ventilator days, and intensive care unit (ICU) and total length of stay (LOS). Multivariable regression assessed the association between mFI-5 and outcomes, adjusting for patient demographics, hospital characteristics, injury severity, and neurosurgical intervention. RESULTS A total of 691 821 tICH admissions were analyzed. The average age was 57.6 years. 18.0% of patients were frail (mFI-5 ≥ 2). Between 2007 and 2017, the prevalence of frailty grew from 7.9% to 21.7%. Frailty was associated with increased odds of mortality (odds ratio [OR] = 1.36, P < .001) and decreased odds of favorable discharge disposition (OR = 0.72, P < .001). Frail patients exhibited an elevated rate of complications (OR = 1.06, P < .001), including unplanned return to the ICU (OR = 1.55, P < .001) and operating room (OR = 1.17, P = .003). Finally, frail patients experienced increased ventilator days (+12%, P < .001), ICU LOS (+11%, P < .001), and total LOS (+13%, P < .001). All associations with death and disposition remained significant after stratification for age, trauma severity, and neurosurgical intervention. CONCLUSION For patients with tICH, frailty predicted higher mortality and morbidity, independent of age or injury severity.
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- Oliver Y Tang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Sastry RA, Feler JR, Shao B, Ali R, McNicoll L, Telfeian AE, Oyelese AA, Weil RJ, Gokaslan ZL. Frailty independently predicts unfavorable discharge in non-operative traumatic brain injury: A retrospective single-institution cohort study. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0275677. [PMID: 36206233 PMCID: PMC9543962 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Frailty is associated with adverse outcomes in traumatically injured geriatric patients but has not been well-studied in geriatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). OBJECTIVE To assess relationships between frailty and outcomes after TBI. METHODS The records of all patients aged 70 or older admitted from home to the neurosurgical service of a single institution for non-operative TBI between January 2020 and July 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. The primary outcome was adverse discharge disposition (either in-hospital expiration or discharge to skilled nursing facility (SNF), hospice, or home with hospice). Secondary outcomes included major inpatient complication, 30-day readmission, and length of stay. RESULTS 100 patients were included, 90% of whom presented with Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) 14-15. The mean length of stay was 3.78 days. 7% had an in-hospital complication, and 44% had an unfavorable discharge destination. 49% of patients attended follow-up within 3 months. The rate of readmission within 30 days was 13%. Patients were characterized as low frailty (FRAIL score 0-1, n = 35, 35%) or high frailty (FRAIL score 2-5, n = 65, 65%). In multivariate analysis controlling for age and other factors, frailty category (aOR 2.63, 95CI [1.02, 7.14], p = 0.005) was significantly associated with unfavorable discharge. Frailty was not associated with increased readmission rate, LOS, or rate of complications on uncontrolled univariate analyses. CONCLUSION Frailty is associated with increased odds of unfavorable discharge disposition for geriatric patients admitted with TBI.
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- Rahul A. Sastry
- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain & Spine, Southcoast Health, Dartmouth, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America
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Gupta P, Quan T, Manzi JE, Zimmer ZR. Thirty-day morbidity and mortality following primary total elbow arthroplasty in octogenarians. Shoulder Elbow 2022; 14:562-567. [PMID: 36199508 PMCID: PMC9527482 DOI: 10.1177/17585732221077668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Background Octogenarians are at an increased risk of morbidity and mortality following various orthopaedic procedures, but this has not been explored among total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) patients. Thus, this study analyzed whether octogenarians undergoing TEA are at an increased risk of postoperative complications relative to the younger geriatric population. Methods A national database was queried to identify TEA patients. Patients were stratified into an aged 65 to 79 cohort and an aged 80 to 89 cohort. Demographics, comorbidities, and complications were assessed, with the use of bivariate and multivariate analyzes. Results In total, 390 patients underwent TEA, with 289 (74.1%) between the ages of 65 to 79 and 101 (25.9%) between the ages of 80 to 89. On bivariate analyzes, patients aged 80 to 89 were more likely to undergo postoperative transfusion (p = 0.001) compared to those aged 65 to 79. Following adjustment on multivariate analyzes, the aged 80 to 89 cohort no longer had an increased risk of postoperative transfusion. There were no differences in mortality, readmission, and reoperation between the two groups. Discussion Age greater than 80 should not be used as an independent factor when evaluating whether a geriatric patient is an appropriate candidate for TEA.
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- Puneet Gupta
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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Thietart S, Boumendil A, Pateron D, Guidet B, Vallet H. Impact on 6-month outcomes of hospital trajectory in critically ill older patients: analysis of the ICE-CUB2 clinical trial. Ann Intensive Care 2022; 12:65. [PMID: 35819563 PMCID: PMC9274629 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-022-01042-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Little is known about the impact of hospital trajectory on survival and functional decline of older critically ill patients. We evaluate 6-month outcomes after admission to: intensive care units (ICU), intermediate care units (IMCU) or acute medical wards (AMW). Methods Data from the randomised prospective multicentre clinical trial ICE-CUB2 was secondarily analysed. Inclusion criteria were: presenting at emergency departments in critical condition; age ≥ 75 years; activity of daily living (ADL) ≥ 4; preserved nutritional status; and no active cancer. A Cox model was fitted to compare survival according to admission destination adjusting for patient characteristics. Sensitivity analysis using multiple imputation for missing data and propensity score matching were performed. Results Among 3036 patients, 1675 (55%) were women; median age was 85 [81–99] years; simplified acute physiology score (SAPS-3) 62 [55–69]; 1448 (47%) were hospitalised in an ICU, 504 in IMCU (17%), and 1084 (36%) in AMW. Six-month mortality was 629 (44%), 155 (31%) and 489 (45%) after admission in an ICU, IMCU and AMW (p < 0.001), respectively. In multivariate analysis, AMW admission was associated with worse 6-month survival (HR 1.31, 95% CI 1.04–1.63) in comparison with IMCU admission, after adjusting for age, gender, comorbidities, ADL, SAPS-3 and diagnosis. Survival was not significantly different between patients admitted in an ICU and an IMCU (HR 1.17, 95% CI 0.95–1.46). Sensitivity analysis using multiple imputation for missing data and propensity score matching found similar results. Hospital destination was not significantly associated with the composite criterion loss of 1-point ADL or mortality. Physical and mental components of the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey were significantly lower in the acute medical ward group (34.3 [27.5–41.7], p = 0.037 and 44.3 [38.6–48.6], p = 0.028, respectively) than in the ICU group (34.7 [28.4–45.3] and 45.5 [40.0–50.0], respectively) and IMCU group (35.7 [29.7–43.8] and 44.5 [39.7–48.4], respectively). Conclusions Admission in an AMW was associated with worse 6-month survival in older critically ill patients in comparison with IMCU admission, with no difference of survival between ICU and IMCU admission. There were no clinically relevant differences in quality of life in each group. These results should be confirmed in specific studies and raise the question of dedicated geriatric IMCUs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13613-022-01042-4.
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- Sara Thietart
- Department of Intensive Care, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Université, 184, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012, Paris, France.
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- Department of Emergency, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Intensive Care, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Université, 184, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012, Paris, France.,INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Department of Geriatrics, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,INSERM U1135, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
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Lian T, Brandrud A, Mariero L, Nordsletten L, Figved W. 60% Reduction of reoperations and complications for elderly patients with hip fracture through the implementation of a six-item improvement programme. BMJ Open Qual 2022; 11:bmjoq-2022-001848. [PMID: 35851037 PMCID: PMC9297208 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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IntroductionHip fractures are common, serious and costly fractures in the elderly population. Several guidelines seeking to ensure best practice have been introduced. Although our institution complied with national guidelines for early surgery of hip fractures, no assessment of other evidence-based measures existed. We wanted to assess, test, implement and measure the impact of a quality improvement (QI) programme consisting of key elements proven to be important in the treatment of hip fractures.MethodsWe formed a multidisciplinary QI team, consisting of several specialists in different fields. The QI team assessed multiple possible process measures for inclusion in the programme and selected six measurable interventions for implementation: early surgery, correct administration of prophylactic antibiotics, surgery using proven methods and expertise, a multidisciplinary patient pathway and secondary fracture prevention. The improvement process was monitored by a statistical process control chart (SPC). Complications, reoperations and mortality were compared before (n=293) and after (n=182) the intervention.ResultsThe SPC analyses indicated increasing adherence with all interventions throughout the improvement programme, and sustainability 7 years later. The last four periods showed a stable adherence above 90%. We found 60% reduction in major complications after the implementation of the improvement programme, from 19.1% to 7.7% (HR: 0.38 (95% CI: 0.23 to 0.61, p=0.0007). The need for reoperations due to complications fell from 12.6% to 4.9% (HR: 0.37 (95% CI: 0.21 to 0.67, p=0.0054). We did not find a difference in post-operative mortality after the implementation of the QI programme (HR: 0.95 (95% CI: 0.74 to 1.2, p=0.645).ConclusionOur multiprofessional improvement programme achieved almost full adherence within 2 years and was sustainable 7 years later. The quality and safety of the care process were improved and led to a substantial and sustainable decrease in complications and reoperations.
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- Tom Lian
- Orthopedic Surgery, Bærum Hospital, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Research and Innovation, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen, Norway
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- Oslo Office, Boston Consulting Group, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Orthopedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Orthopedic Surgery, Bærum Hospital, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Models of Care in Geriatric Intensive Care—A Scoping Review on the Optimal Structure of Care for Critically Ill Older Adults Admitted in an ICU. Crit Care Explor 2022; 4:e0661. [PMID: 35382113 PMCID: PMC8974598 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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A growing proportion of critically ill patients admitted in ICUs are older adults. The need for improving care provided to older adults in critical care settings to optimize functional status and quality of life for survivors is acknowledged, but the optimal model of care remains unknown. We aimed to identify and describe reported models of care.
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Van Heghe A, Mordant G, Dupont J, Dejaeger M, Laurent MR, Gielen E. Effects of Orthogeriatric Care Models on Outcomes of Hip Fracture Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Calcif Tissue Int 2022; 110:162-184. [PMID: 34591127 PMCID: PMC8784368 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-021-00913-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Orthogeriatrics is increasingly recommended in the care of hip fracture patients, although evidence for this model is conflicting or at least limited. Furthermore, there is no conclusive evidence on which model [geriatric medicine consultant service (GCS), geriatric medical ward with orthopedic surgeon consultant service (GW), integrated care model (ICM)] is superior. The review summarizes the effect of orthogeriatric care for hip fracture patients on length of stay (LOS), time to surgery (TTS), in-hospital mortality, 1-year mortality, 30-day readmission rate, functional outcome, complication rate, and cost. Two independent reviewers retrieved randomized controlled trials, controlled observational studies, and pre/post analyses. Random-effects meta-analysis was performed. Thirty-seven studies were included, totaling 37.294 patients. Orthogeriatric care significantly reduced LOS [mean difference (MD) - 1.55 days, 95% confidence interval (CI) (- 2.53; - 0.57)], but heterogeneity warrants caution in interpreting this finding. Orthogeriatrics also resulted in a 28% lower risk of in-hospital mortality [95%CI (0.56; 0.92)], a 14% lower risk of 1-year mortality [95%CI (0.76; 0.97)], and a 19% lower risk of delirium [95%CI (0.71; 0.92)]. No significant effect was observed on TTS and 30-day readmission rate. No consistent effect was found on functional outcome. Numerically lower numbers of complications were observed in orthogeriatric care, yet some complications occurred more frequently in GW and ICM. Limited data suggest orthogeriatrics is cost-effective. There is moderate quality evidence that orthogeriatrics reduces LOS, in-hospital mortality, 1-year mortality, and delirium of hip fracture patients and may reduce complications and cost, while the effect on functional outcome is inconsistent. There is currently insufficient evidence to recommend one or the other type of orthogeriatric care model.
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- Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Geriatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Geriatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatrics Department, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
- Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
- Department of Geriatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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Wang L, Cai M, Li X, Deng X, Xue Q, Zhou L, Yang M. Association of Acute Perioperative Myocardial Injury With All-Cause Mortality Within 90 Days After Hip Fracture Repair in the Elderly: A Prospective Study. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil 2022; 13:21514593211070129. [PMID: 35047229 PMCID: PMC8761883 DOI: 10.1177/21514593211070129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction It remains unclear whether acute perioperative myocardial injury (APMI) increases mortality in the elderly. This study aimed to investigate APMI’s association with mortality within 90 days after hip fracture repair in elderly patients. Materials and Methods This prospective study enrolled elderly patients admitted to the department of Traumatology and Orthopaedics in XXX Hospital, who underwent surgery in 2018–2019 with a 90-day follow-up. According to survival status within 90 days, survival and death groups were constituted. Clinical, demographic, and laboratory indicators and 90-day mortality post-surgery were recorded. APMI’s association with 90-day mortality post-surgery was analyzed by logistic regression. Results Totally 248 participants were enrolled, including 224 and 24 in the survival and death groups, respectively, for a mortality rate of 9.7%. Compared with surviving individuals, the death group was older [81 (75–86) vs 87 (82–89) years], and had higher incidence rates of APMI (24.6% vs 58.3%), intertrochanteric fractures (41.1% vs 62.5%), preoperative atrial fibrillation (8.9% vs 29.2%), and dementia (73.7% vs 95.8%) (all P<.05). They also showed higher pre-injury frail scale scores [1 (0–2) vs 3 (1–4)] and Nottingham hip fracture scores (NHFSs) [4 (4–5) vs 6.5 (5–7)], lower Glomerular filtration [62 (46.1–78.6) vs 44.37 (35–61.92) ml/min], and reduced odds of glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min (75.0% vs 46.9%) (all P < .05). APMI (OR = 3.294, 95% CI: 1.217–8.913) and NHFS (OR = 2.089, 95% CI: 1.353–3.225) independently predicted 90-day mortality post-surgery (all P<.05). Conclusions APMI is associated with increased mortality risk within 90 days after hip fracture repair in elderly patients.
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Geratology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geratology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geratology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geratology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geratology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geratology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Dauny V, Thietart S, Cohen-Bittan J, Riou B, Khiami F, Meziere A, Verny M, Boddaert J, Zerah L, Villain C. Association between Vitamin D Deficiency and Prognosis after Hip Fracture Surgery in Older Patients in a Dedicated Orthogeriatric Care Pathway. J Nutr Health Aging 2022; 26:324-331. [PMID: 35450987 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-022-1762-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery (HFS) and has been found to be associated with poor post-operative outcome in other settings. This study aimed to analyze the association between vitamin D status and prognosis after HFS. DESIGN Observational, prospective, single-center study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS All patients admitted in a peri-operative geriatric unit between 2009 and 2020 for HFS were included. MEASUREMENTS A moderate vitamin D deficiency was defined by a vitamin D level between 25 and 75 nmol/l and a severe deficiency by a vitamin D level <25 nmol/l. Primary endpoint was mortality 6 months after surgery. Secondary endpoints were bacterial infections and delirium during hospitalization. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were computed using logistic regression models with adjustment for confounders. RESULTS 1197 patients were included (median age 87 years, IQR [82-91]). Median vitamin D level was 55 nmol/l (IQR [30-75 nmol/l]). Moderate and severe vitamin D deficiencies were reported in 53% and 21% of patients, respectively. There was no significant association between moderate or severe vitamin D deficiencies and 6-month mortality (OR 0.91, 95%CI [0.59-1.39], and OR 1.31, 95%CI [0.77-2.22], respectively), bacterial infection (OR 0.89, 95%CI [0.60-1.31] and OR 1.55, 95%CI [0.99-2.41], respectively), nor delirium (OR 1.03, 95%CI [0.75-1.40], and OR 1.05, 95%CI [0.70-1.57], respectively). CONCLUSION Vitamin D deficiency was not associated with mortality, bacterial infection or delirium after HFS. Our results suggest that comorbidities, functional status and post-operative complications are the main determinants of post-operative outcome after HFS.
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- Cédric Villain, MD, PhD, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Caen Normandie, Caen, France, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France, E-mail:
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Nipp RD, Qian CL, Knight HP, Ferrone CR, Kunitake H, Castillo CFD, Lanuti M, Qadan M, Ricciardi R, Lillemoe KD, Temel B, Hashmi AZ, Scott E, Stevens E, Williams GR, Fong ZV, O'Malley TA, Franco-Garcia E, Horick NK, Jackson VA, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS. Effects of a perioperative geriatric intervention for older adults with Cancer: A randomized clinical trial. J Geriatr Oncol 2022; 13:410-415. [PMID: 35074322 PMCID: PMC9058195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Older adults with gastrointestinal cancers undergoing surgery often experience poor outcomes, such as prolonged postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS), intensive care unit (ICU) use, hospital readmissions, and complications. Involvement of geriatricians in the care of older adults with cancer can improve outcomes. We conducted a randomized trial of a perioperative geriatric intervention (PERI-OP) in older patients with gastrointestinal cancer undergoing surgery. METHODS From 9/2016-4/2019, we randomly assigned patients age ≥ 65 with gastrointestinal cancer planning to undergo surgical resection to receive PERI-OP or usual care. Patients assigned to PERI-OP met with a geriatrician preoperatively in the outpatient setting and postoperatively as an inpatient consultant. The primary outcome was postoperative hospital LOS. Secondary outcomes included postoperative ICU use, 90-day hospital readmission rates, and complication rates. We conducted intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses. RESULTS ITT analyses included 137/160 patients who underwent surgery (usual care = 68/78, intervention = 69/82). PP analyses included the 68 usual care patients and the 30/69 intervention patients who received the preoperative and postoperative intervention components. ITT analyses demonstrated no significant differences between intervention and usual care in postoperative hospital LOS (7.23 vs 8.21 days, P = 0.374), ICU use (23.2% vs 32.4%, P = 0.257), 90-day hospital readmission rates (21.7% vs 25.0%, P = 0.690), or complication rates (17.4% vs 20.6%, P = 0.668). In PP analyses, intervention patients had shorter postoperative hospital LOS (5.90 vs 8.21 days, P = 0.024), but differences in ICU use (13.3% vs 32.4%, P = 0.081), 90-day hospital readmission rates (16.7% vs 25.0%, P = 0.439), and complication rates (6.7% vs 20.6%, P = 0.137) remained non-significant. CONCLUSIONS In this randomized trial, PERI-OP did not have a significant impact on postoperative hospital LOS, ICU use, hospital readmissions, or complications. However, the subgroup who received PERI-OP as planned experienced encouraging results. Future studies of PERI-OP should include efforts, such as telehealth, to ensure the intervention is delivered as planned.
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Ghneim MH, Kufera JA, Clark J, Harfouche MN, Hendrix CJ, Diaz JJ. Emergency General Surgery Procedures and Cost of Care for Older Adults in the State of Maryland. Am Surg 2021; 88:439-446. [PMID: 34732080 DOI: 10.1177/00031348211048838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Older adults (OAs) ≥ 65 years of age, representing the fastest growing segment in the United States, are anticipated to require a greater percentage of emergency general surgery procedures (EGSPs) with an associated increase in health care costs. The aims of this study were to identify the frequency of EGSP and charges incurred by OA compared to their younger counterparts in the state of Maryland. METHODS A retrospective review of the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission from 2009 to 2018 was undertaken. Patients undergoing urgent or emergent ESGP were divided into 2 groups (18-64 years and ≥65 years). Data collected included demographics, APR-severity of illness (SOI), APR-risk of mortality (ROM), the EGSP (partial colectomy [PC], small bowel resection [SBR], cholecystectomy, operative management of peptic ulcer disease, lysis of adhesions, appendectomy, and laparotomy), length of stay (LOS), and hospital charges. P-values (P < .05) were significant. RESULTS Of the 181,283 patients included in the study, 55,401 (38.1%) were ≥65 years of age. Older adults presented with greater APR-SOI (major 37.7% vs 21.3%, extreme 5.2% vs 9.3%), greater APR-ROM (major 25.3% vs 8.7%, extreme 22.3% vs 5.3%), underwent PC (24.5% vs 10.9%) and SBR (12.8% vs 7.0%) more frequently, and incurred significantly higher median hospital charges for every EGSP, consistently between 2009 and 2018 due to increased LOS and complications when compared to those ≤65 years of age. CONCLUSION These findings stress the need for validated frailty indices and quality improvement initiatives focused on the care of OAs in emergency general surgery to maximize outcomes and optimize cost.
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- Mira H Ghneim
- Department of Surgery, Program in Trauma, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, 137889University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Program in Trauma, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, 137889University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems, Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research, 12264University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems, Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research, 12264University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Program in Trauma, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, 137889University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems, Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research, 12264University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Barral M, Martin J, Carre E, Janoly-Dumenil A, Ranchon F, Parat S, Rioufol C, Goutelle S, Bourguignon L, Novais T, Doh S, Malatray M, Chaudier P, Gauthier J, Pivot C, Mouchoux C, Hoegy D. How a Patient Personalised Clinical Pharmacy Programme Can Secure Therapeutic Care in an Orthogeriatric Care Pathway (5P Project)? Clin Interv Aging 2021; 16:1857-1867. [PMID: 34707352 PMCID: PMC8544550 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s325035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background A new model was developed for integrating a personalised clinical pharmacy programme (5P project) into the orthogeriatric care pathway. Objective To secure the therapeutic care of orthogeriatric patients. Design and Setting Prospective descriptive study in a multisite teaching hospital from June 2019 to January 2020. Subjects Patients aged ≥75 years admitted for hip fracture. Methods A prescription review was performed for all patients at inclusion. Other clinical pharmacy activities (additional prescription review, pharmaceutical interviews, medication reconciliation) were dedicated to “high-risk” patients. Potential medication errors (ME), either pharmaceutical interventions (PI) or unintentional discrepancies (UID), were recorded. The potential clinical impact of PI was evaluated by a pluriprofessional expert panel using a validated tool. Results In the 455 patients included, 955 potential ME were detected, that is ≥1 potential ME for 324/455 (71%) patients. In acute care, 561 PI were formulated during prescription review for 440/455 (97%) patients and 348/561 (62%) were accepted by physicians. Medication reconciliation was performed for 213 patients, 316 UID were identified. In rehabilitation units, a second prescription review was performed for 112/122 (92%) “high-risk” patients, leading to 61 PI. The clinical impact was evaluated for 519/622 (83%) PI. A consensus was obtained for 310/519 (60%) PI: 147/310 (47%) were rated as having minor clinical impact, 138/310 (45%) moderate, 22/310 (7%) major, 2/310 (0.6%) vital, and 1/310 (0.3%) null. Conclusion The 5P project secured the orthogeriatric care pathway by detecting a great number of potential ME, including PI mostly considered as having a significant clinical impact.
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- Pharmacie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Pharmacie Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Pharmacie Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,6-EA 4129 P2S Parcours Santé Systémique- Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Pharmacie Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France.,Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,EA3738, CICLY Centre pour l'Innovation en cancérologie de Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Pharmacie Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Pharmacie Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France.,Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,EA3738, CICLY Centre pour l'Innovation en cancérologie de Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,Pharmacie Hôpital Pierre Garraud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.,CNRS, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,Pharmacie Hôpital Pierre Garraud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.,CNRS, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,Pharmacie Hôpital des Charpennes, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France.,Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Research on Healthcare Performance (RESHAPE), INSERM U1290, Lyon, France
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- Service de Gériatrie Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Service d'anesthésie et réanimation Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Pharmacie Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,Pharmacie Hôpital des Charpennes, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France.,Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon, France
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- Pharmacie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,6-EA 4129 P2S Parcours Santé Systémique- Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Univ Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Genet B, Lamy T, Cohen-Bittan J, Glasman P, Verny M, Riou B, Boddaert J, Zerah L. Lack of Association Between Perioperative Medication and Postoperative Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients in an Orthogeriatric Care Pathway. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2021; 23:623-630.e2. [PMID: 34653382 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Units for perioperative geriatric care are playing a growing role in the care of older patients after hip fracture surgery. Postoperative delirium is one of the most common complications after hip fracture, but no study has assessed the impact of therapeutics received during a dedicated orthogeriatric care pathway on its incidence. Our main objective was to assess the association between drugs used in emergency, operating, and recovery departments and postoperative delirium during the acute stay. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS All patients ≥70 years old admitted for hip fracture to the emergency department and hospitalized in our unit for perioperative geriatric care after hip fracture surgery under general anesthesia between July 2009 and December 2019 in an academic hospital in Paris. METHODS Demographic, clinical, and biological data and all medications administered pre-, peri-, and postoperatively were prospectively collected by 3 geriatricians. Postoperative delirium in the unit for perioperative geriatric care was assessed by using the confusion assessment method scale. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess variables independently associated with postoperative delirium. RESULTS A total of 490 patients were included [mean (SD) age 87 (6) years]; 215 (44%) had postoperative delirium. The occurrence was not associated with therapeutics administered during the dedicated orthogeriatric care pathway. Probability of postoperative delirium was associated with advanced age [>90 years, odds ratio (OR) 2.03, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.07-3.89], dementia (OR 3.51, 95% CI 2.14--5.82), depression (OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.14-3.01), and preoperative use of beta-blockers (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.10-2.79). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS No emergency or anesthetic drugs were significantly associated with postoperative delirium. Further studies are needed to demonstrate a possible causal link between preoperative use of beta-blockers and postoperative delirium.
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- Bastien Genet
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Team Neuronal Cell Biology and Pathology, Sorbonne Université, UMR CNRS 8256, Paris, France
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, Sorbonne Université, UMRS INSERM 1166, IHU ICAN, APHP, Hôpital la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, UMR INSERM 1135, Paris, France
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, UMRS INSERM 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Paris, France
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Huang CF, Pan PJ, Chiang YH, Yang SH. A Rehabilitation-Based Multidisciplinary Care Model Reduces Hip Fracture Mortality in Older Adults. J Multidiscip Healthc 2021; 14:2741-2747. [PMID: 34616155 PMCID: PMC8488040 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s331136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Purpose In older adults, the one-year mortality rate after experiencing a hip fracture ranges between 8% and 36%. The purpose of this study was to look at the efficacy of rehabilitation-based multidisciplinary care for older individuals who had hip fractures. Patients and Methods The study included 185 people (aged 65 and over) with a history of hip fracture surgery between February 2014 and March 2017. A survey was conducted one month and six months following the operation to assess the recovery of 93 individuals who were part of a rehabilitation-based multidisciplinary care program and 92 patients who were getting standard therapy with surgery and unsupervised physical therapy. Results Physical activity, gait, balance evaluation, and depression scale ratings all had statistical significance (P < 0.05) after participants received rehabilitation-based care services from multidisciplinary medical professionals. Furthermore, the refracture and one-year mortality rates in this rehabilitation-based multidisciplinary care model were lower than in the groups getting standard therapy. Conclusion The research indicates the efficacy of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation strategy provided by a collaborative medical team to older individuals with hip fractures.
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- Chun-Feng Huang
- Department of Family Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan (R.O.C).,Department of Leisure Services Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C)
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan (R.O.C)
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- Department of Orthopedics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan (R.O.C)
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- Department of Surgery, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan (R.O.C)
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Short-term administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in older patients with hip fracture: A cohort study. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2021; 38:1003-1005. [PMID: 34397528 DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000001482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bahat G, Catikkas NM, Karan MA, Reginster JY. Orthogeriatrics: a vital requirement for improving fragility fracture patient care internationally with particular reference to Turkey. Arch Osteoporos 2021; 16:103. [PMID: 34176022 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-00967-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Orthogeriatrics is a team approach that aims to provide adequate and timely intervention for individuals suffering from fragility fractures, particularly hip fractures. These patients are mostly the frailest older adults. The aim of orthogeriatrics is to re-gain functionality as early as possible and to decrease disability and mortality. Some developed countries have established orthogeriatric services, while many others, including Turkey, have so far not. Here, to identify areas for improvement, we outline the status of the orthogeriatrics in older adults in Turkey. METHODS We present clear calls for action, emphasizing possible and noteworthy areas for improvement. RESULTS Our proposals include the need for an easily applied, short version of comprehensive geriatric assessment; appropriate laboratory testing on admission; paracetamol with a special emphasis in its dosings and clues for state-of-the-art analgesic management; the essential need to introduce oral nutritional supplementation, irrespective of nutritional status; the need for vitamin D commencement, in almost all patients; and starting osteoporosis treatment in fracture hospitalization, whenever appropriate. Last but not least, the ever-increasing prerequisite to establish "fracture liaison services" is stipulated. CONCLUSION We suggest that our recommendations offer great potential in Turkey, for the improvement of frail fracture patients' care. We call the other countries that do not have established orthogeriatric lines to model our approach to improve the management of fracture patients globally.
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- Gulistan Bahat
- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Capa, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Capa, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Capa, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Liège Medical School, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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A bibliometric analysis of orthogeriatric care: top 50 articles. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2021; 48:1673-1682. [PMID: 34114053 PMCID: PMC9192394 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-021-01715-y] [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: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background Population is ageing and orthogeriatric care is an emerging research topic. Purpose This bibliometric review aims to provide an overview, to investigate the status and trends in research in the field of orthogeriatric care of the most influential literature. Methods From the Core Collection databases in the Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge, the most influential original articles with reference to orthogeriatric care were identified in December 2020 using a multistep approach. A total of 50 articles were included and analysed in this bibliometric review. Results The 50 most cited articles were published between 1983 and 2017. The number of total citations per article ranged from 34 to 704 citations (mean citations per article: n = 93). Articles were published in 34 different journals between 1983 and 2017. In the majority of publications, geriatricians (62%) accounted for the first authorship, followed by others (20%) and (orthopaedic) surgeons (18%). Articles mostly originated from Europe (76%), followed by Asia–pacific (16%) and Northern America (8%). Key countries (UK, Sweden, and Spain) and key topic (hip fracture) are key drivers in the orthogeriatric research. The majority of articles reported about therapeutic studies (62%). Conclusion This bibliometric review acknowledges recent research. Orthogeriatric care is an emerging research topic in which surgeons have a potential to contribute and other topics such as intraoperative procedures, fractures other than hip fractures or elective surgery are related topics with the potential for widening the field to research.
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Kang Y, Zhang GC, Zhu JQ, Fang XY, Niu J, Zhang Y, Wang XJ. Activities of daily living associated with postoperative intensive care unit survival in elderly patients following elective major abdominal surgery: An observational cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26056. [PMID: 34087847 PMCID: PMC8183836 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Elderly patients who undergo major abdominal surgery are being in increasing numbers. Intensive care unit (ICU) survival is critical for surgical decision-making process. Activities of daily living (ADL) are associated with clinical outcomes in the elderly. We aimed to investigate the relationship between ADL and postoperative ICU survival in elderly patients following elective major abdominal surgery.We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving patients aged ≥65 years admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) following elective major abdominal surgery. Data from all patients were extracted from the electronic medical records. The Barthel Index (BI) was used to assess the level of dependency in ADL at the time of hospital admission.ICU survivors group had higher Barthel Index (BI) scores than non-survivors group (P < .001). With the increase of BI score, postoperative ICU survival rate gradually increased. The ICU survivals in patients with BI 0-20, BI 21-40, BI 41-60, BI 61-80 and BI 81-100 were 55.7%, 67.6%, 72.4%, 83.3% and 84.2%, respectively. In logistic regression, The Barthel Index (BI) was significantly correlated with the postoperative ICU survival in elderly patients following elective major abdominal surgery (OR = 1.33, 95% CI: 1.20-1.47, P = .02). The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of Barthel Index in predicting postoperative ICU survival was 0.704 (95% CI, 0.638-0.771). Kaplan-Meier survival curve in BI≥30 patients and BI < 30 patients showed significantly different.Activity of daily living upon admission was associated with postoperative intensive care unit survival in elderly patients following elective major abdominal surgery. The Barthel Index(BI) ≥30 was associated with increased postoperative ICU survival. For the elderly with better functional status, they could be given more surgery opportunities. For those elderly patients BI < 30, these results provide useful information for clinicians, patients and their families to make palliative care decisions.
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- Yu Kang
- Department of Geriatric Medicine
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- Department of Liver and Gallbladder Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine
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Sepehri A, O'Hara NN, Slobogean GP. Do standardized hip fracture care programs decrease mortality in geriatric hip fracture patients? Injury 2021; 52:541-547. [PMID: 33046253 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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There is mounting support for the implementation of a standardized hip fracture program (SHFP) for geriatric patients. However, the current evidence to assess geriatric hip fracture outcomes following treatment in a SHFP is limited to small, single-center, observational studies. Using a large, multinational dataset, this study aims to assess whether enrollment in a SHFP was associated with improved 30-day patient-important outcomes in geriatric hip fracture patients. The secondary aim was to evaluate if the SHFP treatment effect varies by baseline mortality risk. An observational cohort study was conducted using data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) for the years of 2016 and 2017. The study included 17,395 geriatric hip fracture patients over the age of 65. Over half (54%) of patients were enrolled in a SHFP on admission to hospital. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Secondary outcomes included 30-day reoperation and readmission. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate treatment effects, adjusting for race, anesthesia technique, and baseline mortality risk. The heterogeneity of treatment effect was determined by stratifying patients into quartiles based on their baseline mortality risk. The overall 30-day mortality risk was 6.6%. Enrollment in a SHFP did not reduce the 30-day risk of mortality (risk difference (RD): -0.2; 95% CI: -0.7, 0.3; p = 0.48), reoperation (RD: -0.2%; 95% CI: -0.6, 0.3; p = 0.36) or readmission (RD: -0.4%; 95% CI: -0.1, 0.4%; p = 0.20) when analyzed as a single sample. However, there were greater differences in the SHFP treatment effects when stratified by their preoperative mortality risk. Specifically, a 2.0% (95% CI: 4.2, 0.0%; p = 0.06) reduction in mortality was observed in the patients in the highest risk quartile for mortality and a 1.7% (95% CI: -3.2, -0.2%; p = 0.02) reduction in the medium-high risk quartile. The NSQIP data suggest that SHFPs do not significantly improve the short-term outcomes for the average geriatric hip fracture patient. However, a SHFP may significantly reduce the risk of 30-day mortality in higher risk patients. Therefore, the efficiency of SHFPs could potentially be improved with targeted deployment to high risk geriatric hip fracture patients.
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- Aresh Sepehri
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Impact of orthogeriatric management on the average length of stay of patients aged over seventy five years admitted to hospital after hip fractures. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2021; 45:1431-1438. [PMID: 33398484 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-020-04908-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Hip fracture is a frequent and serious condition in the elderly. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to answer the following questions: (1) Could treatment in an orthogeriatric unit help to reduce the average length of stay for patients aged over 75 years admitted to hospital for the treatment of a hip fracture?; and (2) Could such treatment influence the post-operative outcomes of patients with hip fracture? METHODS AND MATERIALS Our study included 534 patients admitted to hospital between January 2017 and December 2018 for surgical treatment of a hip fracture. We compared 246 patients who received traditional orthopaedic care with 288 patients treated in an orthogeriatric unit. RESULTS Our cohort included 410 women (77%). The average age was 87.5 ± six years, and 366 patients (68%) were living at home prior to the fracture. A statistically significant difference in median length of stay (from 10 to 9 days) was observed between patients who did and did not receive orthogeriatric unit treatment (groups 1 and 2; 95% CI: 0.64; 2.59; p = 0.001). There was no difference in pre-operative delay, intra-hospital mortality rate, place of recovery, rate of institutionalisation after six months, or the number of new fractures at 6 months between the groups. The mortality rate after six months was 23.6% and 21.3% in groups 1 and 2, respectively; the difference was not significant. DISCUSSION Orthogeriatric unit treatment reduced the median length of stay by one day, in line with most previous studies. According to Pablos-Hernandez et al., multifaceted orthogeriatric treatment is most effective. In our study, only 38% of the patients received surgical treatment within 48 hours, where early surgery is key for reducing the length of hospital stay. The intrahospital mortality rate was 2.6%, which is comparable to literature data. The discharge rate did not differ by orthogeriatric treatment status, which is also consistent with previous findings (e.g. Gregersen et al.). Lastly, the mortality rate after six months was slightly reduced by orthogeriatric care. In line with this, Boddaert et al. reported a difference in mortality rate after six months between groups who did and did not receive orthogeriatric treatment (15% vs. 24%).
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Teng M, Zerah L, Rouet A, Tomeo C, Verny M, Cohen-Bittan J, Boddaert J, Haddad R. Fecal impaction is associated with postoperative urinary retention after hip fracture surgery. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2020; 64:101464. [PMID: 33285293 DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2020.101464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a common hip fracture (HF) complication. Although fecal impaction (FI) is one of the oft-cited causes of POUR in clinical practice, evidence regarding this association is scarce. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether FI was associated with POUR after HF surgery in older patients. METHODS All patients consecutively admitted after a HF surgery in a geriatric perioperative unit were included in this cross-sectional study. FI was systematically assessed by a digital rectal exam at admission and according to clinical suspicion during the hospital stay. The dependent variable was POUR, systematically screened according to the department protocol and defined as a bladder volume > 400 ml requiring catheterization. The association between FI and POUR was assessed by multivariable analysis. RESULTS A total of 256 patients were included (mean [SD] age 86 [6] years), 76% women): 108 (42%) presented FI and 63 (25%) POUR. The frequency of FI was higher with than without POUR (73% vs 32%, P<0.001). On multivariable analysis, after adjusting for age, sex, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale score and anticholinergic load, FI was the only factor independently associated with POUR (odds ratio 4.78 [95% confidence interval 2.44-9.71], P<0.001. CONCLUSIONS FI was the only independent factor associated with POUR after HF surgery in older adults. Further studies are needed to optimize perioperative geriatric care including FI and POUR assessment and management.
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- Maëlys Teng
- Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care (UPOG), 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de recherche en Neuro-Urologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital Rothschild 5 rue Santerre, 75012 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care (UPOG), 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care (UPOG), 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care (UPOG), 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care (UPOG), 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care (UPOG), 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix, Unit of Peri-Operative Geriatric Care (UPOG), 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, UMR INSERM U1135, 15-21 rue de l'Ecole de médecine, 75006 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC 001, GREEN Groupe de recherche en Neuro-Urologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital Rothschild 5 rue Santerre, 75012 Paris, France; Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, St Pietersnieuwstraat 33, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Tay HS, Wood AD, Carter B, Pearce L, McCarthy K, Stechman MJ, Myint PK, Hewitt J. Impact of Surgery on Older Patients Hospitalized With an Acute Abdomen: Findings From the Older Persons Surgical Outcome Collaborative. Front Surg 2020; 7:583653. [PMID: 33282905 PMCID: PMC7705344 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2020.583653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: The impact of surgery compared to non-surgical management of older general surgical patients is not well researched. Methods: We examined the association between management and adverse outcomes in a cohort of emergency general surgery patients aged > 65 years. This multi-center study included 727 patients (mean+/-SD, 77.1 ± 8.2 years, 54% female) admitted to five UK hospitals. Data were analyzed using multi-level crude and multivariable logistic regression. Outcomes were: mortality at Day 30 and 90, length of stay, and readmission within 30 days of discharge. Covariates assessed were management approach, age, sex, frailty, polypharmacy, anemia, and hypoalbuminemia. Results: Approximately 25% of participants (n = 185) underwent emergency surgery. Frailty and albumin were associated with mortality at 30 (frailty OR = 3.52 [95% CI 1.66–7.49], albumin OR = 3.78 ([95% CI 1.53–9.31]), and 90 days post discharge (frailty OR = 3.20 [95% CI 1.86–5.51], albumin OR=3.25 [95% CI 1.70–6.19]) and readmission (frailty OR = 1.56 [95% CI (1.04–2.35)]). Surgically managed patients and frailty had increased odds of prolonged hospitalization (surgery OR = 5.69 [95% CI 3.67–8.80], frailty OR = 2.17 [95% CI 1.46–3.23]). Conclusion: We found the impact of surgery on length of hospitalization in older surgical patients is substantial. Whether early comprehensive geriatric assessment and post-op rehabilitation would improve this outcome require further evaluation.
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- Hui Sian Tay
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.,Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, King's College, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of General Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of General Surgery, North Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.,Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Vallet H, Bayard C, Lepetitcorps H, O'Hana J, Fastenackels S, Fali T, Cohen-Bittan J, Khiami F, Boddaert J, Sauce D. Hip Fracture Leads to Transitory Immune Imprint in Older Patients. Front Immunol 2020; 11:571759. [PMID: 33072114 PMCID: PMC7533556 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.571759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Hip fracture (HF) is common in the geriatric population and is associated with a poor vital and functional prognosis which could be impacted by immunological changes. The objective here is to decipher immune changes occurring in the 1st days following HF and determine how phenotype, function, and regulation of innate and adaptive compartments adapt during acute stress event. Methods: We included HF patients, aged over 75 years. For each patient, blood samples were taken at five different timepoints: four in the perioperative period (day 0 to hospital discharge) and one at long term (6–12 months). Phenotypical and functional analysis were performed longitudinally on fresh blood or cryopreserved PBMCs. Clinical data were prospectively collected. Results: One-hundred HF patients and 60 age-matched controls were included. Innate compartment exhibits pro-inflammatory phenotypes (hyperleukocytosis, increase of CD14+ CD16+ proportion and CCR2 expression), maintaining its ability to produce pro-inflammatory cytokines. Adaptive compartment extends toward a transitory immunosuppressive profile (leucopenia) associated with an active T-cell proliferation. Furthermore, increases of LAG-3 and PD-1 and a decrease of 2-B4 expression are observed on T-cells, reinforcing their transitory suppressive status. Of note, these immune changes are transitory and sequential but may participate to a regulation loop necessary for homeostatic immune control at long term. Conclusion: HF is associated with several transitory immunological changes including pro-inflammatory phenotype in innate compartment and immunosuppressive profile in adaptive compartment. A comprehensive assessment of immune mechanisms implicated in the patient's prognosis after HF could pave the way to develop new immune therapeutics strategies.
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- Héléne Vallet
- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (Cimi-Paris), Paris, France.,Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital Saint Antoine, Department of Geriatrics, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (Cimi-Paris), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (Cimi-Paris), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (Cimi-Paris), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (Cimi-Paris), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (Cimi-Paris), Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Department of Geriatrics, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (Cimi-Paris), Paris, France.,APHP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (Cimi-Paris), Paris, France.,Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Department of Geriatrics, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (Cimi-Paris), Paris, France
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Nassar Junior AP, Trevisani MDS, Bettim BB, Zampieri FG, Carvalho JA, Silva A, de Freitas FGR, Pinto JEDSS, Romano E, Ramos SR, Faria GBA, Silva UVAE, Santos RC, Tommasi EDO, de Moraes APP, da Cruz BA, Bozza FA, Caruso P, Salluh JIF, Soares M. Elderly patients with cancer admitted to intensive care unit: A multicenter study in a middle-income country. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0238124. [PMID: 32822433 PMCID: PMC7442258 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Very elderly critically ill patients (ie, those older than 75 or 80 years) are an increasing population in intensive care units. However, patients with cancer have encompassed only a minority in epidemiological studies of very old critically-ill patients. We aimed to describe clinical characteristics and identify factors associated with hospital mortality in a cohort of patients aged 80 or older with cancer admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study in 94 ICUs in Brazil. We included patients aged 80 years or older with active cancer who had an unplanned admission. We performed a mixed effect logistic regression model to identify variables independently associated with hospital mortality. RESULTS Of 4604 included patients, 1807 (39.2%) died in hospital. Solid metastatic (OR = 2.46; CI 95%, 2.01-3.00), hematological cancer (OR = 2.32; CI 95%, 1.75-3.09), moderate/severe performance status impairment (OR = 1.59; CI 95%, 1.33-1.90) and use of vasopressors (OR = 4.74; CI 95%, 3.88-5.79), mechanical ventilation (OR = 1.54; CI 95%, 1.25-1.89) and renal replacement (OR = 1.81; CI 95%, 1.29-2.55) therapy were independently associated with increased hospital mortality. Emergency surgical admissions were associated with lower mortality compared to medical admissions (OR = 0.71; CI 95%, 0.52-0.96). CONCLUSIONS Hospital mortality rate in very elderly critically ill patients with cancer with unplanned ICU admissions are lower than expected a priori. Cancer characteristics, performance status impairment and acute organ dysfunctions are associated with increased mortality.
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- ID’Or, Research and Education Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
- Research Institute, HCor—Hospital do Coração, São Paulo, Brazil
- Center for Epidemiological and Clinical Research, University of Odense, Odense, Denmark
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- D’Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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- A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil
- Discipline of Pulmonology, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- D’Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Flaatten H, Beil M, Guidet B. Elderly Patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 42:10-19. [PMID: 32772353 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1710571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Very old intensive care unit (ICU) patients, aged ≥ 80 years, are by no mean newcomers, but during the last decades their impact on ICU admissions has grown in parallel with the increase in the number of elderly persons in the community. Hence, from being a "rarity," they have now become common and constitute one of the largest subgroups within intensive care, and may easily be the largest group in 20 years and make up 30 to 40% of all ICU admissions. Obviously, they are not admitted because they are old but because they are with various diseases and problems like any other ICU patient. However, their age and the presence of common geriatric syndromes such as frailty, cognitive decline, reduced activity of daily life, and several comorbid conditions makes this group particularly challenging, with a high mortality rate. In this review, we will highlight aspects of current and future epidemiology and current knowledge on outcomes, and describe the effects of the aforementioned geriatric syndromes. The major challenge for the coming decades will be the question of whom to treat and the quest for better triage criteria not based on age alone. Challenges with the level of care during the ICU stay will also be discussed. A stronger relationship with geriatricians should be promoted to create a better and more holistic care and aftercare for survivors.
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- Hans Flaatten
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen Norway
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Vallendar, Vallendar, Germany
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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Attributable Mortality of Hip Fracture in Older Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9082370. [PMID: 32722204 PMCID: PMC7465479 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9082370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Hip fracture (HF) in older patients is associated with a high six-month mortality rate. Several clinical conditions may affect outcome, including baseline characteristics, co-existing acute illnesses, perioperative factors, and postoperative complications. Our primary objective was to estimate the respective effect of these four domains on six-month mortality after HF. A retrospective observational study using a monocentric cohort of older patients was conducted. All patients ≥ 70 years old admitted to the emergency department for HF and hospitalized in our perioperative geriatric care unit from June 2009 to September 2018 were included. Among 1015 included patients, five (0.5%) were lost to follow-up, and 1010 were retained in the final analysis (mean age 86 ± 6 years). The six-month mortality rate was 14.8%. The six-month attributable mortality estimates were as follows: baseline characteristics (including age, gender, comorbidities, autonomy, type of fracture): 62.4%; co-existing acute illnesses (including acute events present before surgery that could result from the fracture or cause it): 0% (not significantly associated with six-month mortality); perioperative factors (including blood transfusion and delayed surgery): 12.3%; severe postoperative complications: 11.9%. Baseline characteristics explained less than two-thirds of the six-month mortality after HF. Optimizing patients care by improving management of perioperative factors and thus decreasing postoperative complications, could reduce by a maximum of one quarter of the six-month mortality rate after HF.
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Couderc AL, Alexandre A, Baudier A, Nouguerede E, Rey D, Pradel V, Argenson JN, Stein A, Lalys L, Villani P. Preoperative simplified geriatric assessment in planned hip and knee arthroplasty. Eur Geriatr Med 2020; 11:623-633. [PMID: 32681458 DOI: 10.1007/s41999-020-00364-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hip and knee arthroplasties are the most common planned orthopedic surgical procedures in older persons. It would be useful to identify frailties before surgery to improve the outcome of older patients. PURPOSE The objective of this work was to identify the criteria of a simplified comprehensive geriatric assessment (mini-CGA) that were associated with unplanned hospital readmission and postoperative complications within 3 months after the planned hip and/or knee arthroplasty in patients ≥ 65 years. METHODS This prospective study was carried out in the orthopedic department of Marseille University Hospital from January to May 2019. A mini-CGA was performed preoperatively. RESULTS One hundred four patients were included in the study. The rate of early readmission within 3 months after surgery was 12.5% and the rate of postoperative complications was 40.4%. In multivariate analysis, dependence in the activities of daily living (ADL ≤ 5) was the only factor associated with unplanned readmission (aOR = 9.9, 95% CI 1.9-50.8), and living alone was the only factor associated with postoperative complications (aOR = 3.2, 95% CI 1.2-8.8). CONCLUSIONS We found that the ADL score was associated with the risk of unplanned readmission in older patients undergoing planned arthroplasty, and that living alone was associated with postoperative complications. A preoperative mini-CGA appears essential to limit postoperative morbidity.
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- Anne-Laure Couderc
- Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Therapeutic Unit, University Hospital of Marseille, AP-HM, 13009, Marseille, France.
- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, EFS, ADES, Marseille, France.
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Infectiology IHU Mediterranée, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Infectiology IHU Mediterranée, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Therapeutic Unit, University Hospital of Marseille, AP-HM, 13009, Marseille, France
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- Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Therapeutic Unit, University Hospital of Marseille, AP-HM, 13009, Marseille, France
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- Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Movement and Locomotor System IML, AP-HM, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Infectiology IHU Mediterranée, AP-HM, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, EFS, ADES, Marseille, France
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- Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Therapeutic Unit, University Hospital of Marseille, AP-HM, 13009, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, EFS, ADES, Marseille, France
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Guillon A, Hermetet C, Barker KA, Jouan Y, Gaborit C, Ehrmann S, Le Manach Y, Dequin PF, Grammatico-Guillon L. Long-term survival of elderly patients after intensive care unit admission for acute respiratory infection: a population-based, propensity score-matched cohort study. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2020; 24:384. [PMID: 32600392 PMCID: PMC7325055 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03100-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Background Intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalisations of elderly patients with acute respiratory infection have increased, yet the long-term effects of ICU admission among elderly individuals remain unknown. We examined differences over the 2 years after discharge in mortality, healthcare utilisation and frailty score between elderly survivors of ARI in the ICU and an elderly control population. Methods We used 2009–2017 data from 39 hospital discharge databases. Patients ≥ 80 years old discharged alive from ICU hospitalisation for acute respiratory infection were propensity score-matched with controls (cataract surgery) discharged from the hospital at the same time and adjusted for age, sex and comorbidities present before hospitalisation. We reported 2-year mortality and compared healthcare utilisation and frailty scores in the 2-year periods before and after ICU hospitalisation. Results One thousand two hundred and twenty elderly survivors of acute respiratory infection in the ICU were discharged, and 988 were successfully matched with controls. After discharge, patients had a 10.1-fold [95% CI, 6.1–17.3] higher risk of death at 6 months and 3.6-fold [95% CI, 2.9–4.6] higher risk of death at 2 years compared with controls. They also had a 2-fold increase in both healthcare utilisation and frailty score in the 2 years after hospital discharge, whereas healthcare utilisation and frailty scores among controls were stable before and after hospitalisation. Conclusions We observed a substantially increased rate of death in the years following ICU hospitalisation for elderly patients along with elevated healthcare resource use and accelerated age-associated decline as assessed by frailty score. These findings provide data for better informed goals-of-care discussions and may help target post-ICU discharge services.
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- Antoine Guillon
- CHRU de Tours, Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, INSERM U1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, CRICS-TriggerSEP Research Network, Université de Tours, 2 Bd Tonnellé, F-37044, Tours Cedex 9, France.
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- CHRU de Tours, Epidémiologie des Données Cliniques (EpiDcliC), Service d'Information Médicale, d'Épidémiologie et d'Économie de la Santé, Université de Tours, Tours, France.,EA EES, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- CHRU de Tours, Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, INSERM U1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, CRICS-TriggerSEP Research Network, Université de Tours, 2 Bd Tonnellé, F-37044, Tours Cedex 9, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Epidémiologie des Données Cliniques (EpiDcliC), Service d'Information Médicale, d'Épidémiologie et d'Économie de la Santé, Université de Tours, Tours, France.,EA EES, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, INSERM U1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, CRICS-TriggerSEP Research Network, Université de Tours, 2 Bd Tonnellé, F-37044, Tours Cedex 9, France.,CIC INSERM 1415, Tours, France
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- Departments of Anesthesia & Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Michael DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University and the Perioperative Research Group, Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- CHRU de Tours, Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, INSERM U1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, CRICS-TriggerSEP Research Network, Université de Tours, 2 Bd Tonnellé, F-37044, Tours Cedex 9, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Epidémiologie des Données Cliniques (EpiDcliC), Service d'Information Médicale, d'Épidémiologie et d'Économie de la Santé, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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Huette P, Abou-Arab O, Djebara AE, Terrasi B, Beyls C, Guinot PG, Havet E, Dupont H, Lorne E, Ntouba A, Mahjoub Y. Risk factors and mortality of patients undergoing hip fracture surgery: a one-year follow-up study. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9607. [PMID: 32541939 PMCID: PMC7296002 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66614-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Hip fracture (HF) remains a main issue in the elderly patient. About 1.6 million patients a year worldwide are victims of a HF. Their incidence is expected to rise with the aging of the world’s population. Identifying risk factors is mandatory in order to reduce mortality and morbidity. The aim of the study was to identify risk factors of 1-year mortality after HF surgery. We performed an observational, prospective, single-center study at Amiens University Hospital (Amiens, France). After ethical approval, we consecutively included all patients with a HF who underwent surgery between June 2016 and June 2017. Perioperative data were collected from medical charts and by interviews. Mortality rate at 12 months was recorded. Univariate analysis was performed and mortality risk factors were investigated using a Cox model. 309 patients were analyzed during this follow-up. Mortality at 1 year was 23.9%. Time to surgery over 48 hours involved 181 patients (58.6%) while 128 patients (41.4%) had surgery within the 48 hours following the hospital admission. Independent factors associated with 1-year mortality were: age (HR at 1.059 (95%CI [1.005–1.116], p = 0,032), Lee score ≥ 3 (HR at 1,52 (95% CI [1,052–2,198], p = 0.026) and time to surgery over 48 hours (HR of 1.057 (95% CI [1.007–1.108], p = 0.024). Age, delayed surgical (over 48 hours) management and medical history are important risk factors of 1-year mortality in this French cohort
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- Pierre Huette
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Amiens University Hospital. F- 80054, Amiens, France.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Amiens University Hospital. F- 80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of orthopedic surgery. Amiens University Hospital. F- 80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Amiens University Hospital. F- 80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Amiens University Hospital. F- 80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Dijon University Hospital. F- 21000, Dijon, France
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- Department of orthopedic surgery. Amiens University Hospital. F- 80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Amiens University Hospital. F- 80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Amiens University Hospital. F- 80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Amiens University Hospital. F- 80054, Amiens, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Amiens University Hospital. F- 80054, Amiens, France
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Werner M, Krause O, Macke C, Herold L, Ranker A, Krettek C, Liodakis E. Orthogeriatric co-management for proximal femoral fractures. Can two additions make a big difference? BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020; 21:371. [PMID: 32527237 PMCID: PMC7291750 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-03392-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Proximal femoral fractures are a major socioeconomic burden and they occur mainly in geriatric patients. High mortality and complication rates are reported. To reduce the mortality and morbidity of these patients, co-management with geriatricians has been recommended. Most previous studies have focused on relatively comprehensive care models. Models with only a few additions to the usual care have not been extensively evaluated. METHODS This retrospective observational study included all patients aged ≥70 years (mean age: 84.5 ± 7.1 years, 70% women) with an isolated proximal femoral fracture treated surgically in our institution from May 2018 to October 2019. In the first 9 months, patients were treated with the usual care (control group, n = 103). In the second 9 months, patients were treated with our multidisciplinary care model (intervention group, n = 104), which included the usual care, plus: (1) one multidisciplinary ward round per week and (2) one "elective" operation slot per day reserved for proximal femoral fractures. Baseline characteristics and outcome measures of the hospital stay were extracted from electronic health records. A 3-month follow-up was conducted by phone. RESULTS Baseline characteristics were comparable between groups (p > 0.05). The hospital stay was shorter in the intervention group than in the control group (7.8 ± 4.3 vs. 9.1 ± 4.5; p = 0.022). The intervention reduced the waiting time for surgery by more than 10 h (intervention: 25.4 ± 24.5 vs. control: 35.8 ± 34.1 h; p = 0.013). A structured phone interview was not performed in 30.9% of the cases. The model reduced the overall dissatisfaction rate by more than half (12.9% vs. 32.4%; p = 0.008). On the other hand, the groups had similar perioperative complication rates (25% vs. 24.3%; p > 0.9999) and mortality (4.8% vs. 3.9%; p > 0.9999) and they remained similar at the 3-month follow-up (complications: 20.3% vs. 17.6% p = 0.831, mortality: 18.2% vs. 15.0% p = 0.573). CONCLUSION We found that two additions to the usual proximal femoral fracture regimen could significantly improve the overall satisfaction rate, reduce the length of hospital stay and shorten the waiting time for surgery. In contrast to previous studies, we observed no significant improvements in complication or mortality rates. Further changes in the standard care might be needed for this purpose.
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- Maic Werner
- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute for General Medicine, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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Andersen CU, Lassen PO, Usman HQ, Albertsen N, Nielsen LP, Andersen S. Prevalence of medication-related falls in 200 consecutive elderly patients with hip fractures: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatr 2020; 20:121. [PMID: 32228478 PMCID: PMC7106700 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01532-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Hip fractures constitute a major health problem in elderly people and are often fall-related. Several factors can contribute to a fall episode leading to hip fracture, including fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs), which are often used by elderly people. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of medication-related falls and to assess the role of FRIDs and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in a population of elderly patients hospitalized for a hip fracture. Methods We reviewed the patient records of 200 consecutive patients, aged ≥65 years, who were admitted for a hip fracture and evaluated whether medications were likely to have contributed to the fall episode. PIMs were identified using the Screening Tool of Older Persons’ Prescriptions version 2 (STOPP) and by evaluating indications, contra-indications and interactions of the prescribed medications for each patient. Results FRIDs were used by 175 patients (87.5%). Medications were considered a likely contributor to the fall in 82 patients (41%). These were most often psychotropic medications alone or in combination with antihypertensives and/or diuretics. The 82 patients with suspected medication-related falls used more medications, FRIDs and PIMs than the rest of the patients, and in 74 (90%) of the 82 patients, at least one medication considered to be a contributor to the fall was also a PIM. Conclusions The prevalence of suspected medication-related falls was 41%. It seems likely that a medication review could have reduced, though not eliminated, the risk of falling in this group of patients.
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- Charlotte Uggerhøj Andersen
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aalborg University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 8, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark. .,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. .,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Department of Geriatric and Internal Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Geriatric and Internal Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aalborg University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 8, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.,Department of Geriatric and Internal Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Hip fractures, among the most common geriatric injuries, are associated with adverse patient outcomes and significant costs. The incidence of these fractures continues to rise with an aging population worldwide. While many factors that negatively impact patient outcomes are nonmodifiable, others, which include pre- and postoperative medical management, timing of surgical stabilization, and fracture fixation methods, are modifiable and have been shown to affect outcomes. Treatment pathways are dependent upon available resources and established systems, and comparative guidelines from different regions and countries are not well documented. This special issue seeks to highlight regional differences in hip fracture care globally and represents a collaborative work of member societies of the International Orthopaedic Trauma Association, an international association of orthopaedic societies dedicated to the promotion of musculoskeletal trauma care through advancements in patient care, research, and education. The expectation is that better understanding these differences will aid efforts to better understand, improve, and standardize existing approaches to hip fracture management worldwide.
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- Theodore Miclau
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, University of California, San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
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Beecham G, Cusack R, Vencken S, Crilly G, Buggy DJ. Hypotension during hip fracture surgery and postoperative morbidity. Ir J Med Sci 2020; 189:1087-1096. [PMID: 32056158 PMCID: PMC7363730 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-020-02175-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background Hip fracture is a growing healthcare challenge, with 6–8% 30-day mortality and 20–30% of patients incurring major morbidity, including impaired mobilisation and ability to live independently. While observational studies have shown no benefit of general versus spinal anaesthesia on 30-day mortality, intraoperative hypotension during hip fracture surgery is associated with increased 30-day mortality regardless of anaesthetic technique. Although a recent trial on younger patients demonstrated reduced postoperative complications by maintaining intraoperative arterial blood pressure close to preoperative baseline, there are no data correlating intraoperative hypotension during hip fracture surgery with postoperative morbidity. Objective We evaluated the hypothesis that duration and severity of intraoperative hypotension during hip fracture surgery is associated with increased postoperative morbidity. Methods A retrospective analysis was carried out on n = 52 patients undergoing hip fracture surgery between January and June 2017. Measurements of patients’ intraoperative systolic arterial pressure (SAP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) during anaesthesia, logged electronically through an anaesthesia information management system, were reviewed. We calculated the total duration of time where SAP or MAP were below pre-defined thresholds for hypotension (MAP < 75 mmHg, MAP < 55 mmHg, SAP ≤ 80% admission baseline or SAP ≤ 80% pre-induction baseline). Univariate and bivariate descriptive statistics were generated for all relevant variables. With multivariable regression models containing known predictors, cumulative duration of hypotension was correlated with postoperative comorbidities as quantified by the Clavien-Dindo and Comprehensive Complication Indices. Results Mean age (± SD) was 78 ± 13 years, 75% were female, 87% were ASA II or III and 60% underwent spinal anaesthesia. Mean Comprehensive Complication Index was 20.4 ± 19.2. Lowest absolute SAP and MAP values were 82 ± 18 mmHg and 55 ± 12 mmHg respectively. Cumulative time of SAP < 80% pre-induction value adjusted to gender, age and the Charlson Comorbidity Index was associated with progression to a higher Clavien-Dindo classification (odds ratio 1.020 per additional minute; 95% CI 1.008–1.035; P = 0.003). Conclusions In this exploratory retrospective analysis, the cumulative time of hypotension during hip fracture surgery correlated with extensive postoperative morbidity when adjusting to other known predictors. Intraoperative cumulative time of hypotension may be a good candidate for larger prediction studies as a predictor of postoperative complications. A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effect of actively minimising intraoperative hypotension on postoperative morbidity in hip fracture patients seems warranted.
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- Gabriel Beecham
- Department of Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Clinical Research Centre, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Burden of fractures in France: incidence and severity by age, gender, and site in 2016. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2020; 44:947-955. [PMID: 32036489 PMCID: PMC7190681 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-020-04492-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE Fractures are common events, but the exact incidence and severity of fractures have not been clearly determined for most anatomical sites. We estimated the incidence and severity of fractures in France regardless of the anatomical site. METHODS Observational cross-sectional study in France in 2016 based on the national health data system. All incident fractures in patients 20 years and older were included. We determined the anatomical fracture site (12 sites) and the severity using a 4-point scale (outpatient care, hospitalization, surgery, and in-hospital death). RESULTS We identified 562,094 incident fractures, predominantly occurring in women (319,858: 56.9%); with a mean age of 63.6 years, and an exponential increase after the age of 70 years. Distal upper limb (172,591: 30.7%), distal lower limb (84,602: 15.1%), and femoral neck (78,766: 14.0%) accounted for more than one-half of all fractures. Sex and age of onset distributions varied widely according to fracture sites, with earlier onset for distal lower limb fractures (mean age: 54.2 years) and distal upper limb fractures (mean age: 55.2 years) with a men predominance for skull fractures. Only 105,165 (18.7%) fractures were treated on an outpatient basis; 11,913 (2.1%) in-hospital deaths occurred in patients with a mean age of 79.5 years. High mortality was observed for skull (12.9%), rib (4.9%), and femoral fractures (femoral neck 4.3% and proximal lower limb 4.2%). CONCLUSION We estimated the incidence of fractures in France by sex and anatomical site. We also showed that fractures remain common and serious life events, especially in older people.
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Patel JN, Klein DS, Sreekumar S, Liporace FA, Yoon RS. Outcomes in Multidisciplinary Team-based Approach in Geriatric Hip Fracture Care: A Systematic Review. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2020; 28:128-133. [PMID: 31977613 DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-18-00425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION This systematic review analyzes the literature on the treatment of geriatric hip fractures by a multidisciplinary hip fracture service including geriatricians/internists and orthopaedic surgeons and what impact this has on patient outcomes. METHODS A systematic review of several databases was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Studies comparing an orthopaedic-led care model versus a coordinated orthogeriatrics care model or a geriatrics-led care model to treat hip fractures with reported outcomes for time to surgery, length of stay, readmission rates, and postoperative mortality were included. RESULTS Seventeen articles fitting the inclusion criteria were included. Differences between the results of an orthopaedic-led care model versus a coordinated orthogeriatrics care model or a geriatrics-led care model were assessed using chi-squared tests. With patients admitted under a coordinated orthogeriatrics care model or a geriatrics-led care model, there is a statistically significant decrease in time to surgery (P = 0.045), length of stay (P = 0.0036), and postoperative mortality rates (P = 0.0034). CONCLUSIONS Although a heterogeneous group of studies, the aggregate data from several studies using an orthogeriatrics care model or a geriatrics-led care model trend toward improvements across several clinical and cost-related outcome measures: decreased time to surgery, shorter length of stay, improved postoperative clinical outcomes, decreased mortality, and lower cost.
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- Jay N Patel
- From the Division of Orthopaedic Trauma & Adult Reconstruction, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jersey City Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health (Dr. Patel, Dr. Klein, Dr. Liporace, and Dr. Yoon); and Department of Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health (Dr. Sreekumar), Jersey City, NJ
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Abendroth J, Klement A. [Perioperative management of polymedication in geriatric patients: risk reduction and coordination with the family practitioner]. Chirurg 2020; 91:115-120. [PMID: 31940066 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-019-01094-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The increasing proportion of older and polymorbid people in the population also means an increase in polymedication and its risks. This places new and complex demands on the interdisciplinary and transsectoral collaboration. The preoperative, perioperative and postoperative management of polymedication is described in the article with respect to frequent risks and the chances of a systematic exchange of information. The establishment of an interdisciplinary admission routine in departments of surgery and communication with the family practitioner is crucial for patient safety.
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- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 8, 06112, Halle (Saale), Deutschland
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- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 8, 06112, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
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Efficacy of an interdisciplinary pathway in a first level trauma center orthopaedic unit: A prospective study of a cohort of elderly patients with hip fractures. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2020; 86:103957. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2019.103957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Abela L, Pace A, Buttigieg SC. What affects length of hospital stay? A case study from Malta. J Health Organ Manag 2019; 33:714-736. [PMID: 31625819 DOI: 10.1108/jhom-10-2018-0280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Hospital length of stay (LOS) is not only a function of patient- and disease-related factors, but is also determined by other health system-wide variables. Managers and clinicians strive to achieve the best possible trade-off between patients' needs and efficient utilisation of hospital resources, while also embracing ethical decision making. The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions of the hospital's major stakeholders as to what affects the duration of LOS of inpatients. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Using a data-triangulated case study approach, 50 semi-structured interviews were performed with management, doctors, nurses and patients. Additionally, the hospitals' standard operating procedures, which are pertinent to the subject, were also included in the thematic analysis. FINDINGS This study shows that LOS is a multi-dimensional construct, which results from a complex interplay of various inputs, processes and outcomes. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS The findings emerging from a single case study approach cannot be generalised across settings and contexts, albeit being in line with the current literature. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS The study concludes that a robust hospital strategy, which addresses deficient organisational processes that may unnecessarily prolong LOS, is needed. Moreover, the hospital's strategy must be sustained by providing good primary care facilities within the community set-up, as well as by providing more long-term care and rehabilitation beds to support the hospital turnover. ORIGINALITY/VALUE The subject of LOS in hospitals has so far been tackled in a fragmented manner. This paper provides a comprehensive and triangulated account of the complexities surrounding the duration in which patients are kept in hospital by key stakeholders, most of whom were hands-on in the day-to-day running of the hospital under study.
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- Lorraine Abela
- Department of Physiotherapy, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
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- Health Services Management, University of Malta , Msida, Malta
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