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- * Researchers analyzed data from 2,620 adult patients who had surgery for SDH, categorizing them by their frailty level using a modified frailty index (mFI).
- * Results showed that higher frailty (mFI = 2+) was linked to a longer hospital stay and a higher likelihood of nonroutine discharge, but did not significantly affect in-hospital mortality rates.
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Objective: To determine whether baseline frailty is an independent predictor of extended hospital length of stay (LOS), nonroutine discharge, and in-hospital mortality after evacuation of an acute traumatic subdural hematoma (SDH).
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed. All adult patients who underwent surgery for an acute traumatic SDH were identified using the National Trauma Database from the year 2017. Patients were categorized into 3 cohorts based on the criteria of the 5-item modified frailty index (mFI-5): mFI = 0, mFI = 1, or mFI = 2+. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictors of extended LOS, nonroutine discharge, and in-hospital mortality.
Results: Of the 2620 patients identified, 41.7% were classified as mFI = 0, 32.7% as mFI = 1, and 25.6% as mFI = 2+. Rates of extended LOS and in-hospital mortality did differ significantly between the cohorts, with the mFI = 0 cohort most often experiencing a prolonged LOS (mFI = 0: 29.41% vs. mFI = 1: 19.45% vs. mFI = 2+: 19.73%, P < 0.001) and in-hospital mortality (mFI = 0: 24.66% vs. mFI = 1: 18.11% vs. mFI = 2+: 21.58%, P = 0.002). On multivariate regression analysis, when compared with mFI = 0, mFI = 2+ (odds ratio 1.4, P = 0.03) predicted extended LOS and nonroutine discharge (odds ratio 1.61, P = 0.001).
Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that baseline frailty may be an independent predictor of extended LOS and nonroutine discharge, but not in-hospital mortality, in patients undergoing evacuation for an acute traumatic SDH. Further investigations are warranted as they may guide treatment plans and reduce health care expenditures for frail patients with SDH.
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