Surgical Complexity and Complications: The Need for a Common Language.
Brain tumor surgery
Complication
Craniotomy
Grading system
Karnofsky Performance Scale
Milan Complexity Scale
Neurosurgery
Outcome
Quality measurement
Risk stratification
Surgical complexity
Journal
Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement
ISSN: 0065-1419
Titre abrégé: Acta Neurochir Suppl
Pays: Austria
ID NLM: 100962752
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2023
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Résumé
Quality measurement and outcome assessment have recently caught an attention of the neurosurgical community, but lack of standardized definitions and methodology significantly complicates these tasks. To identify a uniform definition of neurosurgical complications, to classify them according to etiology, and to evaluate them comprehensively in cases of intracranial tumor removal in order to establish a new, easy, and practical grading system capable of predicting the risk of postoperative clinical worsening of the patient condition. A retrospective analysis was conducted on all elective surgeries directed at removal of intracranial tumor in the authors' institution during 2-year study period. All sociodemographic, clinical, and surgical factors were extracted from prospectively compiled comprehensive patient registry. Data on all complications, defined as any deviation from the ideal postoperative course occurring within 30 days of the procedure, were collected with consideration of the required treatment and etiology. A logistic regression model was created for identification of independent factors associated with worsening of the Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) score at discharge after surgery in comparison with preoperative period. For each identified statistically significant independent predictor of the postoperative worsening, corresponding score was defined, and grading system, subsequently named Milan Complexity Scale (MCS), was formed. Overall, 746 cases of surgeries for removal of intracranial tumor were analyzed. Postoperative complications of any kind were observed in 311 patients (41.7%). In 223 cases (29.9%), worsening of the KPS score at the time of discharge in comparison with preoperative period was noted. It was independently associated with 5 predictive factors-major brain vessel manipulation, surgery in the posterior fossa, cranial nerve manipulation, surgery in the eloquent area, tumor size >4 cm-which comprised MCS with a range of the total score from 0 to 8 (higher score indicates more complex clinical situations). Patients who demonstrated KPS worsening after surgery had significantly higher total MCS scores in comparison with individuals whose clinical status at discharge was improved or unchanged (3.24 ± 1.55 versus 1.47 ± 1.58; P < 0.001). It is reasonable to define neurosurgical complication as any deviation from the ideal postoperative course occurring within 30 days of the procedure. Suggested MCS allows for standardized assessment of surgical complexity before intervention and for estimating the risk of clinical worsening after removal of intracranial tumor. Collection of data on surgical complexity, occurrence of complications, and postoperative outcomes, using standardized prospectively maintained comprehensive patient registries seems very important for quality measurement and should be attained in all neurosurgical centers.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Quality measurement and outcome assessment have recently caught an attention of the neurosurgical community, but lack of standardized definitions and methodology significantly complicates these tasks.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To identify a uniform definition of neurosurgical complications, to classify them according to etiology, and to evaluate them comprehensively in cases of intracranial tumor removal in order to establish a new, easy, and practical grading system capable of predicting the risk of postoperative clinical worsening of the patient condition.
METHODS
METHODS
A retrospective analysis was conducted on all elective surgeries directed at removal of intracranial tumor in the authors' institution during 2-year study period. All sociodemographic, clinical, and surgical factors were extracted from prospectively compiled comprehensive patient registry. Data on all complications, defined as any deviation from the ideal postoperative course occurring within 30 days of the procedure, were collected with consideration of the required treatment and etiology. A logistic regression model was created for identification of independent factors associated with worsening of the Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) score at discharge after surgery in comparison with preoperative period. For each identified statistically significant independent predictor of the postoperative worsening, corresponding score was defined, and grading system, subsequently named Milan Complexity Scale (MCS), was formed.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Overall, 746 cases of surgeries for removal of intracranial tumor were analyzed. Postoperative complications of any kind were observed in 311 patients (41.7%). In 223 cases (29.9%), worsening of the KPS score at the time of discharge in comparison with preoperative period was noted. It was independently associated with 5 predictive factors-major brain vessel manipulation, surgery in the posterior fossa, cranial nerve manipulation, surgery in the eloquent area, tumor size >4 cm-which comprised MCS with a range of the total score from 0 to 8 (higher score indicates more complex clinical situations). Patients who demonstrated KPS worsening after surgery had significantly higher total MCS scores in comparison with individuals whose clinical status at discharge was improved or unchanged (3.24 ± 1.55 versus 1.47 ± 1.58; P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
It is reasonable to define neurosurgical complication as any deviation from the ideal postoperative course occurring within 30 days of the procedure. Suggested MCS allows for standardized assessment of surgical complexity before intervention and for estimating the risk of clinical worsening after removal of intracranial tumor. Collection of data on surgical complexity, occurrence of complications, and postoperative outcomes, using standardized prospectively maintained comprehensive patient registries seems very important for quality measurement and should be attained in all neurosurgical centers.
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doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-12887-6_1
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