Age Is a Risk Factor for Postoperative Complications Following Excisional Laminectomy for Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors

Kevin Phan, Khushdeep S. Vig, Yam Ting Ho, Awais K. Hussain, John Di Capua, Jun S. Kim, Samuel J.W. White, Nathan J. Lee, Parth Kothari, Samuel K. Cho

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Abstract

Study Design: Retrospective analysis. Objective: The incidence of intradural extramedullary (IDEM) spinal tumors is increasing. Excisional laminectomy for removal and decompression is the standard of care, but complications associated with patient age are unreported in the literature. Our objective is to identify if age is a risk factor for postoperative complications after excisional laminectomy of IDEM spinal tumors. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the 2011 to 2014 ACS-NSQIP (American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program) database for patients undergoing excisional laminectomy of IDEM spinal tumors. Age groups were determined by interquartile analysis. Chi-squared tests, t tests, and multivariate logistic regression models were employed to identify independent risk factors. Institutional review board approval was not needed. Results: A total of 1368 patients met the inclusion criteria for the study. Group 1 (age ≤ 44) contained 372 patients, group 2 (age 45-54) contained 314 patients, group 3 (age 55-66) contained 364 patients, and group 4 (age > 66) contained 318 patients. The univariate analysis showed that mortality and unplanned readmission were highest among patients in group 4 (1.26%, P =.011, and 10.00%, P =.039, respectively). Postoperative wound complications were highest among patients in group 1 (2.15%, P =.009), and postoperative venous thromboembolism and cardiac complications were highest among patients in group 3 (4.4%, P =.007, and 1.10%, P =.032, respectively). Multivariate logistic regression revealed that elderly age was an independent risk factor for postoperative venous thromboembolism (group 3 vs group 1; odds ratio = 6.739, confidence interval = 1.522-29.831, P =.012). Conclusions: This analysis revealed that increased age is an independent risk factor for postoperative venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing excisional laminectomy for IDEM spinal tumors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)126-132
Number of pages7
JournalGlobal Spine Journal
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2019

Keywords

  • IDEM
  • NSQIP
  • National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
  • age
  • complications
  • intradural extramedullary
  • laminectomy
  • spinal tumor
  • venous thromboembolism

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