A 30-day prospective audit of all inpatient complications following acute care surgery: How well do we really perform?


Journal

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
ISSN: 1488-2310
Titre abrégé: Can J Surg
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 0372715

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
27 03 2020
Historique:
entrez: 28 3 2020
pubmed: 28 3 2020
medline: 18 8 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Acute care surgery (ACS) and emergency general surgery (EGS) services must provide timely care and intervention for patients who have some of the most challenging needs. Patients treated by ACS services are often critically ill and have both substantial comorbidities and poor physiologic reserve. Despite the widespread implemention of ACS/EGS services across North America, the true postoperative morbidity rates remain largely unknown. In this prospective study, inpatients at 8 high-volume ACS/EGS centres in geographically diverse locations in Canada who underwent operative interventions were followed for 30 days or until they were discharged. Readmissions during the 30-day window were also captured. Preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative variables were tracked. Standard statistical methodology was employed. A total of 601 ACS/EGS patients were followed for up to 30 inpatient or readmission days after their index emergent operation. Fifty-one percent of patients were female, and the median age was 51 years. They frequently had substantial medical comorbidities (42%) and morbid obesity (15%). The majority of procedures were minimally invasive (66% laparoscopic). Median length of stay was 3.3 days and the early readmission (< 30 d) rate was 6%. Six percent of patients were admitted to the critical care unit. The overall complication and mortality rates were 34% and 2%, respectively. Cholecystitis (31%), appendicitis (21%), bowel obstruction (18%), incarcerated hernia (12%), gastrointestinal hemorrhage (7%) and soft tissue infections (7%) were the most common diagnoses. The morbidity and mortality rates for open surgical procedures were 73% and 5%, respectively. Nontrauma ACS/EGS procedures are associated with a high postoperative morbidity rate. This study will serve as a prospective benchmark for postoperative complications among ACS/EGS patients and subsequent quality improvement across Canada. Les services de chirurgie dans les unités de soins actifs (CSA) et de chirurgie générale dans les services d’urgence (CGSU) doivent fournir rapidement des soins et des interventions à des patients dont les besoins sont parmi les plus complexes. En effet, les patients pris en charge par les services de CSA sont souvent gravement malades et présentent des comorbidités sur fond de faible réserve physiologique. Même si les services de CSA/CGSU se sont répandus en Amérique du Nord, les taux réels de morbidité postopératoire demeurent pour une bonne part inconnus. Dans cette étude prospective, on a suivi pendant 30 jours ou jusqu’à leur congé, les patients hospitalisés pour des interventions chirurgicales dans 8 centres de CSA/CGSU achalandés de divers endroits au Canada. On a également tenu compte des réadmissions dans les 30 jours. Les paramètres pré-, per- et postopératoires ont été enregistrés. Une méthodologie statistique standard a été appliquée. En tout, 601 patients de CSA/CGSU ont ainsi été suivis pendant une durée allant jusqu’à 30 jours d’hospitalisation ou de réadmission après leur intervention urgente initiale. Cinquante et un pour cent étaient de sexe féminin et l’âge moyen était de 51 ans. Ces patients étaient nombreux à présenter des comorbidités de nature médicale substantielles (42 %) et une obésité morbide (15 %). La majorité des interventions ont été minimalement effractives (66 % laparoscopiques). La durée médiane des séjours a été de 3,3 jours et le taux de réadmission précoce (< 30 j) a été de 6 %. Six pour cent des patients ont été admis aux soins intensifs. Les taux globaux de complications et de mortalité ont été respectivement de 34 % et de 2 %. Cholécystite (31 %), appendicite (21 %), obstruction intestinale (18 %), hernie incarcérée (12 %), hémorragie digestive (7 %) et infections des tissus mous (7 %) comptent parmi les diagnostics les plus fréquents. Les taux de morbidité et de mortalité dans les cas de chirurgies ouvertes ont été respectivement de 73 % et 5 %. Les interventions de CSA/CGSU non liées à la traumatologie sont associées à un taux de morbidité postopératoire élevé. Cette étude fournira un ensemble de valeurs de références pour l’étude prospective des complications chez les patients pris en charge par les services de CSA/CGSU et l’amélioration subséquente des soins partout au Canada.

Sections du résumé

Background
Acute care surgery (ACS) and emergency general surgery (EGS) services must provide timely care and intervention for patients who have some of the most challenging needs. Patients treated by ACS services are often critically ill and have both substantial comorbidities and poor physiologic reserve. Despite the widespread implemention of ACS/EGS services across North America, the true postoperative morbidity rates remain largely unknown.
Methods
In this prospective study, inpatients at 8 high-volume ACS/EGS centres in geographically diverse locations in Canada who underwent operative interventions were followed for 30 days or until they were discharged. Readmissions during the 30-day window were also captured. Preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative variables were tracked. Standard statistical methodology was employed.
Results
A total of 601 ACS/EGS patients were followed for up to 30 inpatient or readmission days after their index emergent operation. Fifty-one percent of patients were female, and the median age was 51 years. They frequently had substantial medical comorbidities (42%) and morbid obesity (15%). The majority of procedures were minimally invasive (66% laparoscopic). Median length of stay was 3.3 days and the early readmission (< 30 d) rate was 6%. Six percent of patients were admitted to the critical care unit. The overall complication and mortality rates were 34% and 2%, respectively. Cholecystitis (31%), appendicitis (21%), bowel obstruction (18%), incarcerated hernia (12%), gastrointestinal hemorrhage (7%) and soft tissue infections (7%) were the most common diagnoses. The morbidity and mortality rates for open surgical procedures were 73% and 5%, respectively.
Conclusion
Nontrauma ACS/EGS procedures are associated with a high postoperative morbidity rate. This study will serve as a prospective benchmark for postoperative complications among ACS/EGS patients and subsequent quality improvement across Canada.
Contexte
Les services de chirurgie dans les unités de soins actifs (CSA) et de chirurgie générale dans les services d’urgence (CGSU) doivent fournir rapidement des soins et des interventions à des patients dont les besoins sont parmi les plus complexes. En effet, les patients pris en charge par les services de CSA sont souvent gravement malades et présentent des comorbidités sur fond de faible réserve physiologique. Même si les services de CSA/CGSU se sont répandus en Amérique du Nord, les taux réels de morbidité postopératoire demeurent pour une bonne part inconnus.
Méthodes
Dans cette étude prospective, on a suivi pendant 30 jours ou jusqu’à leur congé, les patients hospitalisés pour des interventions chirurgicales dans 8 centres de CSA/CGSU achalandés de divers endroits au Canada. On a également tenu compte des réadmissions dans les 30 jours. Les paramètres pré-, per- et postopératoires ont été enregistrés. Une méthodologie statistique standard a été appliquée.
Résultats
En tout, 601 patients de CSA/CGSU ont ainsi été suivis pendant une durée allant jusqu’à 30 jours d’hospitalisation ou de réadmission après leur intervention urgente initiale. Cinquante et un pour cent étaient de sexe féminin et l’âge moyen était de 51 ans. Ces patients étaient nombreux à présenter des comorbidités de nature médicale substantielles (42 %) et une obésité morbide (15 %). La majorité des interventions ont été minimalement effractives (66 % laparoscopiques). La durée médiane des séjours a été de 3,3 jours et le taux de réadmission précoce (< 30 j) a été de 6 %. Six pour cent des patients ont été admis aux soins intensifs. Les taux globaux de complications et de mortalité ont été respectivement de 34 % et de 2 %. Cholécystite (31 %), appendicite (21 %), obstruction intestinale (18 %), hernie incarcérée (12 %), hémorragie digestive (7 %) et infections des tissus mous (7 %) comptent parmi les diagnostics les plus fréquents. Les taux de morbidité et de mortalité dans les cas de chirurgies ouvertes ont été respectivement de 73 % et 5 %.
Conclusion
Les interventions de CSA/CGSU non liées à la traumatologie sont associées à un taux de morbidité postopératoire élevé. Cette étude fournira un ensemble de valeurs de références pour l’étude prospective des complications chez les patients pris en charge par les services de CSA/CGSU et l’amélioration subséquente des soins partout au Canada.

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Les services de chirurgie dans les unités de soins actifs (CSA) et de chirurgie générale dans les services d’urgence (CGSU) doivent fournir rapidement des soins et des interventions à des patients dont les besoins sont parmi les plus complexes. En effet, les patients pris en charge par les services de CSA sont souvent gravement malades et présentent des comorbidités sur fond de faible réserve physiologique. Même si les services de CSA/CGSU se sont répandus en Amérique du Nord, les taux réels de morbidité postopératoire demeurent pour une bonne part inconnus.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32216251
doi: 10.1503/cjs.019118
pmc: PMC7828965
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

E150-E154

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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Anthony MacLean received a stipend to serve as a faculty member at an Ethicon colorectal surgery bootcamp for the Canadian colorectal surgery fellows. No other competing interests were declared.

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Auteurs

Chad G. Ball (CG)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Patrick Murphy (P)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Kevin Verhoeff (K)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Omar Albusadi (O)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Matthew Patterson (M)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Sandy Widder (S)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

S. Morad Hameed (SM)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Neil Parry (N)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Kelly Vogt (K)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

John B. Kortbeek (JB)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Anthony R. MacLean (AR)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Paul T. Engels (PT)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Timothy Rice (T)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Rahima Nenshi (R)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Kosar Khwaja (K)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

Samuel Minor (S)

From the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball, Albusadi, Patterson, Kortbeek, MacLean); Western University, London, Ont. (Murphy, Parry, Vogt); the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff, Widder); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Khwaja); and Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor).

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