Impact of Nighttime Lung Transplantation on Outcomes and Costs

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies in the field of organ transplantation have shown a possible association between nighttime surgery and adverse outcomes. We aim to determine the impact of nighttime lung transplantation on postoperative outcomes, long-term survival, and overall cost.

METHODS: We performed a single-center retrospective cohort analysis of adult lung transplant recipients who underwent transplantation between January 2006 and December 2017. Data were extracted from our institutional Lung Transplant Registry and Mid-America Transplant services database. Patients were classified into 2 strata, daytime (5 AM to 6 PM) and nighttime (6 PM to 5 AM), based on time of incision. Major postoperative adverse events, 5-year overall survival, and 5-year bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome-free survival were examined after propensity score matching. Additionally we compared overall cost of transplantation between nighttime and daytime groups.

RESULTS: Of the 740 patients included in this study, 549 (74.2%) underwent daytime transplantation and 191 (25.8%) underwent nighttime transplantation (NT). Propensity score matching yielded 187 matched pairs. NT was associated with a higher risk of having any major postoperative adverse event (adjusted odds ratio, 1.731; 95% confidence interval, 1.093-2.741; P = .019), decreased 5-year overall survival (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.798; 95% confidence interval, 1.079-2.995; P = .024), and decreased 5-year bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome-free survival (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.556; 95% confidence interval, 1.098-2.205; P = .013) in doubly robust multivariable analyses after propensity score matching. Overall cost for NT and daytime transplantation was similar.

CONCLUSIONS: NT was associated with a higher risk of major postoperative adverse events, decreased 5-year overall survival, and decreased 5-year bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome-free survival. Our findings suggest potential benefits of delaying NT to daytime transplantation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:112

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The Annals of thoracic surgery - 112(2021), 1 vom: 23. Juli, Seite 206-213

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Zhizhou [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Tsuyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Gerull, William D [VerfasserIn]
Hamilton, Christy [VerfasserIn]
Subramanian, Melanie P [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jingxia [VerfasserIn]
Meyers, Bryan F [VerfasserIn]
Kozower, Benjamin D [VerfasserIn]
Patterson, G Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Nava, Ruben G [VerfasserIn]
Hachem, Ramsey R [VerfasserIn]
Witt, Chad A [VerfasserIn]
Aguilar, Patrick R [VerfasserIn]
Pasque, Michael K [VerfasserIn]
Byers, Derek E [VerfasserIn]
Kulkarni, Hrishikesh S [VerfasserIn]
Kreisel, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Puri, Varun [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 09.08.2021

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.07.060

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NLM316345202