Risk factors for in-hospital mortality and prolonged length of stay in older patients with solid tumor malignancies

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Shayne ◽  
Eva Culakova ◽  
Marek S. Poniewierski ◽  
David C. Dale ◽  
Jeffrey Crawford ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Bandini ◽  
Michele Marchioni ◽  
Felix Preisser ◽  
Sebastiano Nazzani ◽  
Zhe Tian ◽  
...  

Introduction: Very few population-based assessments of delirium have been performed to date. These have not assessed the implications of delirium after major surgical oncology procedures (MSOPs). We examined the temporal trends of delirium following 10 MSOPs, as well as patient and hospital delirium risk factors. Finally, we examined the effect of delirium on length of stay, in-hospital mortality, and hospital charges. Methods: We retrospectively identified patients who underwent prostatectomy, colectomy, cystectomy, mastectomy, gastrectomy, hysterectomy, nephrectomy, oophorectomy, lung resection, or pancreatectomy within the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2003‒2013). We yielded a weighted estimate of 3 431 632 patients. Multivariable logistic regression (MLR) analyses identified the determinants of postoperative delirium, as well as the effect of delirium on length of stay, in-hospital mortality, and hospital charges. Results: Between 2003 and 2013, annual delirium rate increased from 0.7 to 1.2% (+6.0%; p<0.001). Delirium rates were highest after cystectomy (predicted probability [PP] 3.1%) and pancreatectomy (PP 2.6%) and lowest after prostatectomy (PP 0.15%) and mastectomy (PP 0.13%). Advanced age (odds ratio [OR] 3.80), maleness (OR 1.38), and higher Charlson comorbidity index (OR 1.20), as well as postoperative complications represent risk factors for delirium after MSOPs. Delirium after MSOP was associated with prolonged length of stay (OR 3.00), higher mortality (OR 1.15) and increased in-hospital charges (OR 1.13). Conclusions: No contemporary population-based assessments of delirium after MSOP have been reported. According to our findings, delirium after MSOP has a profound impact on patient outcomes that ranges from prolonged length of stay to higher mortality and increased in-hospital charges.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9550-9550
Author(s):  
M. Shayne ◽  
E. Culakova ◽  
M. S. Poniewierski ◽  
D. A. Wolff ◽  
G. H. Lyman

9550 Background: Little is known about risk factors that contribute to prolonged hospitalization and mortality in older patients with cancer. Methods: Cancer patients ≥65 years of age hospitalized between 1995 and 2003 at 133 academic medical centers were evaluated using the University Health System Consortium discharge database. This study identified 386,377 older hospitalized patients with various solid tumors. Multivariate analyses were performed to determine variables independently associated with the primary endpoints: length of stay (LOS) ≥10 days and in-hospital mortality (IHM). Results: Average LOS was 7.5 days with 23% hospitalized ≥10 days. A significant improvement in LOS was observed over the study timeframe (p<.0001). Patients with gastric cancer had the greatest risk of prolonged LOS while those with breast cancer had the lowest risk. Additional risk factors for prolonged LOS included infection, venous thromboembolism and red blood cell transfusion (RBCT). The overall rate of IHM was 7.3% with a significant improvement in risk over the study timeframe (p<.0001). IHM was strongly associated with prolonged LOS (p<.0001). Older patients with primary central nervous system malignancies had the highest rates of IHM (OR=1.81; 95% CI: 1.59–2.07), followed by esophageal and lung cancer. Male gender was a risk factor for both IHM and prolonged LOS (p<.0001). Older African American cancer patients were more likely to experience prolonged LOS and IHM compared with Caucasian patients (p<.0001) after adjustment for cancer type and comorbidities. Additional risk factors associated with IHM included metastatic disease, active infection, neutropenia, renal disease, lung disease, arterial and venous thromboembolism, congestive heart failure, hepatic disease, and RBCT. Conclusions: Improving trends in LOS and IHM for older patients with solid tumors were observed over time in this study. Risk factors associated with IHM such as infection, neutropenia and RBCT, when modified, could potentially further reduce rates of prolonged LOS and IHM in older cancer patients. [Table: see text]


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özcan Sir ◽  
Gijs Hesselink ◽  
Mara Van Den Bogaert ◽  
Reinier P. Akkermans ◽  
Yvonne Schoon

Emergency departments (EDs) are challenged with a growing population of older patients. These patients are at risk for a prolonged length of stay (LOS) at the ED and face more complications and poorer clinical outcomes. We aimed to identify risk factors for a prolonged LOS of older patients at the ED. For this retrospective clinical database study, we analyzed medical records of 2000 patients ≥70 years old presenting at the ED of a large level I trauma center in the Netherlands. LOS above the 75th percentile of LOS at our ED, 293 minutes, was considered prolonged. After bivariate analysis, we identified associations between LOS and patient, organizational, and clinical factors. Associations with a p < 0.05 were inserted in multivariable logistic regression models. We analyzed 1048 men (52%) and 952 women (48%) with a mean age of 78 ± 6.2 years. Risk factors for prolonged LOS of older patients at the ED were follows: higher number (more than one) of consultations (OR [odds ratio] 2.4, CI [confidence interval] 2.0-2.91), or diagnostic interventions (OR 1.5, CI 1.4-1.7); presenting complaints of a neurological (OR 2.2, CI 1.0-4.5) or internal medicine focus (OR 2.6, CI 1.4-4.6); patients with an altered consciousness (OR 3.3, CI 1.6-6.6); treatment by physicians of the departments of surgery (OR 3.4, CI 2.2-5.2), internal medicine (OR 2.6, CI 1.9-3.7), or pulmonology (OR 2.2, CI 1.4-3.6); and urgency category of ≥ U1. Awareness of factors associated with prolonged LOS of older patients presenting at the ED is essential. Physicians should recognize and take these factors into account, in order to improve clinical outcomes of the (strongly increasing) population of older patients at the ED.


2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 461-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. Kaiser ◽  
L.-A. Bakel ◽  
M. J. Okumura ◽  
A. D. Auerbach ◽  
J. Rosenthal ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Felipe de Campos Lobato ◽  
Patrícia Cristina Alves Ferreira ◽  
Elizabeth C. Wick ◽  
Ravi P. Kiran ◽  
Feza H. Remzi ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 396-401
Author(s):  
Romaric Waguia ◽  
Timothy Y. Wang ◽  
Vikram A. Mehta ◽  
Luis Ramirez ◽  
Edwin McCray ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 761-768
Author(s):  
Daniel M. Pasternack ◽  
Manal AlQahtani ◽  
Rafael Zonana Amkie ◽  
Lisa J. Sosa ◽  
Marcelle Reyes ◽  
...  

AbstractIntroduction:Liver dysfunction, associated with morbidity and mortality, is common in patients with CHD. We investigate risk factors for and outcomes of hyperbilirubinaemia in neonates and infants after cardiac surgery.Materials and methods:In a retrospective analysis of neonates and infants undergoing cardiac surgery at our institution between January 2013 and December 2017, we identified those with post-operative conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. We tested various demographic and surgical risk factors, and use of post-operative interventions, for an association with conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. We also tested hyperbilirubinaemia for association with post-operative mortality and prolonged length of stay.Results:We identified 242 post-operative admissions, of which 45 (19%) had conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. The average conjugated bilirubin level in this group was 2.0 mg/dl versus 0.3 mg/dl for peers without hyperbilirubinaemia. The post-operative use of both extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (OR 4.97, 95% CI 1.89–13.5, p = 0.001) and total parenteral nutrition (OR 2.98, 95% CI 1.34–7.17, p = 0.010) was associated with conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. No demographic variable analysed was found to be a risk factor. Hyperbilirubinaemia was associated with higher odds of mortality (OR 3.74, 95% CI 2.69–13.8, p = 0.005) and prolonged length of stay (OR 2.87, 95% CI 2.02–7.97, p = 0.005), which were independent of other risk factors.Discussion:We identified the post-operative use of total parenteral nutrition and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as risk factors for hyperbilirubinaemia. These patients were more likely to experience morbidity and mortality than control peers. As such, bilirubin may be marker for elevated risk of poor post-operative outcomes and should be more frequently measured after cardiac surgery.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Majdi Al Qawasmeh ◽  
Belal Aldabbour ◽  
Aiman Momani ◽  
Deema Obiedat ◽  
Kefah Alhayek ◽  
...  

Objective. To identify the risk factors, etiologies, length of stay, severity, and predictors of disability among patients with the first ischemic stroke in Jordan. Methods. A retrospective cohort study of 142 patients who were admitted to the Neurology Department at King Abdullah University Hospital between July/2017 and March/2018 with a first ischemic stroke. Etiology was classified according to the TOAST criteria. Severity was represented by NIHSS score, disability by mRS score, and prolonged length of stay as hospitalizations more than 75th percentile of the cohort’s median length of stay. Analysis of the sample demographics and descriptive statistics were done, including frequencies of prevalence of independent variables (risk factors) and frequencies of stroke and etiology work-up. Chi-square and univariate analysis of variance “ANOVA” were used to investigate the relationship between risk factors and type of stroke. Finally, logistic regression analysis was used to measure the contribution of each of the independent variables. IRB approval was obtained as necessary. Results. The mean age for the cohort was 66.5 years. The most common risk factors were hypertension (78.8%), diabetes mellitus (60.5%), and ischemic heart disease (29.4%). The most common stroke etiology was small-vessel occlusion (54.2%). Median length of stay was 4 days. Prolonged length of stay was observed in 23.23% of patients, which was associated with several factors, the most common of which were persistent dysphagia (57.5%), nosocomial infection (39.3%), and combined dysphagia and nosocomial infection (21.2%). The mean admission NIHSS score was 7.94, and on discharge was 5.76. In-hospital mortality was 2.81%, while 50% of patients had a favorable outcome on discharge (mRS score between 0-2). The mean discharge mRS score for the cohort was 2.47 (SD±1.79). Large artery atherosclerosis was associated with the highest residual disability with a mean score of 3.67 (SD±1.88), while the stroke of undetermined etiology was associated with the lowest residual disability with a mean score of 1.60 (SD±1.78). Significant predictors of mRS score were smoking (t 3.24, P<0.001), age (t 1.98, P<0.049), and NIHSS score (t 9.979, P 0.000). Conclusion. Ischemic strokes have different etiologies that are associated with different levels of impact on the patient’s clinical status and prognosis. Large artery atherosclerosis was associated with the highest residual disability. Regarding predictors of prognosis, current smoking status, age above 50, gender, and NIHSS on admission appear to be the strongest predictors of prognosis. Finally, higher NIHSS score on admission resulted in a longer hospital stay.


2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1627-1633 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Scott Mathis ◽  
James J Gugger

BACKGROUND: Bleeding is a common and costly complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Little is known about the risk factors for bleeding complications. Objective: To report our PCI-related observations from a single institution and use the information to establish risk factors for short-term bleeding complications, with special focus on examining the importance of renal function. METHODS: A retrospective record review was conducted of the admission of 300 patients grouped according to antithrombotic regimen: unfractionated heparin alone (n = 187), bivalirudin (n = 26), and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonist plus heparin (n = 103). Bleeding and ischemic outcomes were tracked. A model was constructed to predict independent bleeding risk factors. RESULTS: Treatment groups differed significantly regarding any bleeding (p = 0.001), minor bleeding (p < 0.001), and length of stay (p = 0.01). Multivariate predictors of any bleeding included antithrombotic regimen, creatinine clearance (Clcr) <30 mL/min, and hypertension. Any bleeding was associated with prolonged length of stay. Major bleeding was predicted by Clcr <30 mL/min and was associated with prolonged length of stay and death. Minor bleeding was predicted only by choice of antithrombotic regimen. CONCLUSIONS: The major influences on bleeding risk appeared to be Clcr <30 mL/min and choice of antithrombotic regimen. It is important to note that other markers of renal function, including serum creatinine value and serum creatinine at a cutoff level of 1.5 mg/dL, did not predict bleeding events.


2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1285-1293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amani A El Kholy ◽  
Nadia A Mostafa ◽  
Aliaa Adel Ali ◽  
Seham Awad El-Sherbini ◽  
Reem Ibrahim Ismail ◽  
...  

Introduction: Severe acute lower respiratory infections (SARIs) are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in young children, especially in developing countries. The present study focused on detection of risk factors for prolonged hospital stays among children with viral SARIs. Methodology: A sentinel surveillance study was conducted at Cairo University Hospital (CUH) between February 2010 and May 2011. Nasopharyngeal (NP) and oropharyngeal (OP) swabs were collected from all children admitted with SARIs. Viruses were identified using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results: Out of 1,046 children, 380 (36%) were positive for one or more viruses; these included respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (22.9%), adenovirus (6.2%), parainfluenza viruses (PIVs1-3) (5.1%), human metapneumovirus (HMPV) (4.5%), influenza A (1.4%), and influenza B (0.6%). Viral etiology was mainly detected in children under one year of age (88.9%). Prolonged length of stay was independently associated with the presence of cyanosis and underlying chronic illness (OR 7.4, CI: 1.8-30.32 [p = 0.005], OR 2.5, CI: 1.36-4.64 [p = 0.004], respectively). Virus type did not affect the length of hospital stay (p > 0.05). Oxygen therapy was required in 91% of the patients. A total of 43 patients (11.6%) required intensive care admission. Twenty-one patients (5.5%) died, and 15 of them (71.4%) had an underlying chronic illness. Conclusions: The study demonstrated the important burden of respiratory viruses as a cause of SARI in hospitalized children in a tertiary Egyptian hospital. Cyanosis and underlying chronic illness were significantly associated with prolonged length of stay.


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