Impact of Prehabilitation on Postoperative Mortality and the Need for Non-Home Discharge in High-Risk Surgical Patients

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BACKGROUND: The preoperative period is an important target for interventions (eg Surgical Prehabilitation and Readiness [SPAR]) that can improve postoperative outcomes for older patients with comorbidities.

STUDY DESIGN: To determine whether a preoperative multidisciplinary prehabilitation program (SPAR) reduces postoperative 30-day mortality and the need for non-home discharge in high-risk surgical patients, surgical patients enrolled in a prehabilitation program targeting physical activity, pulmonary function, nutrition, and mindfulness were compared with historical control patients from 1 institution's American College of Surgeons (ACS) NSQIP database. SPAR patients were propensity score-matched 1:3 to pre-SPAR NSQIP patients, and their outcomes were compared. The ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator was used to compare observed-to-expected ratios for postoperative outcomes.

RESULTS: A total of 246 patients were enrolled in SPAR. A 6-month compliance audit revealed that overall patient adherence to the SPAR program was 89%. At the time of analysis, 118 SPAR patients underwent surgery with 30 days of follow-up. Compared with pre-SPAR NSQIP patients (n = 4,028), SPAR patients were significantly older with worse functional status and more comorbidities. Compared with propensity score-matched pre-SPAR NSQIP patients, SPAR patients had significantly decreased 30-day mortality (0% vs 4.1%, p = 0.036) and decreased need for discharge to postacute care facilities (6.5% vs 15.9%, p = 0.014). Similarly, SPAR patients exhibited decreased observed 30-day mortality (observed-to-expected ratio 0.41) and need for discharge to a facility (observed-to-expected ratio 0.56) compared with their expected outcomes using the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator.

CONCLUSIONS: The SPAR program is safe and feasible and may reduce postoperative mortality and the need for discharge to postacute care facilities in high-risk surgical patients.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:237

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American College of Surgeons - 237(2023), 3 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 558-567

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zarate Rodriguez, Jorge G [VerfasserIn]
Cos, Heidy [VerfasserIn]
Koenen, Melanie [VerfasserIn]
Cook, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Kasting, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Raper, Lacey [VerfasserIn]
Guthrie, Tracey [VerfasserIn]
Strasberg, Steven M [VerfasserIn]
Hawkins, William G [VerfasserIn]
Hammill, Chet W [VerfasserIn]
Fields, Ryan C [VerfasserIn]
Chapman, William C [VerfasserIn]
Eberlein, Timothy J [VerfasserIn]
Kozower, Benjamin D [VerfasserIn]
Sanford, Dominic E [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 28.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1097/XCS.0000000000000763

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NLM357066669