Gaby Moawad1, Paul Tyan2, Victoria Vargas3, Daniel Park4, Hannah Young2, Cherie Marfori3. 1. Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Electronic address: GNMoawad@gmail.com. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC. 3. Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC. 4. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of overnight admission after laparoscopic and robot-assisted hysterectomy to improve preoperative counseling and patient optimization. DESIGN: A single-center retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification III). SETTING: Academic university hospital. PATIENTS: Patients undergoing straight-stick laparoscopic and robot-assisted hysterectomy by fellowship-trained minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons for benign indications INTERVENTIONS: Straight-stick laparoscopic and robot-assisted hysterectomy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Data from 396 consecutive minimally invasive hysterectomy procedures were collected for analysis. Three hundred twelve patients (79%) were discharged the same day, and 84 (21%) were admitted for at least 1 night. Data from the 2 groups were compared. Overnight stay compared with same-day discharge was associated with older age (47.3 vs 43.4 years, p < .001), lower preoperation hematocrit (35.8% vs 37.3%, p = .035), history of prior laparotomy (31% vs 14.1%, p = .003), prolonged operative time (190.5 vs 115.2 minutes, p < .001), estimated blood loss (244.6 vs 104.1 mL, p < .001), lysis of adhesion (27.4% vs 13.5%), and intraoperative organ injury (17% vs 3%, p = .005). Logistic regression analysis, adjusting for all included variables as confounders, showed that hematocrit increments of 5% were protective against any overnight stay (odds ratio, .622; p = .015), and a 30-minute increase in operative time increased the odds of an overnight stay by 1.6 (p < .001). History of a laparotomy remained a significant predictive factor for an overnight stay (odds ratio, 3.2; p = .006). Later surgery end time, in 60-minute increments, increased the odds of an overnight stay by 1.2 (p < .01). CONCLUSION: Perioperative factors such as age, hematocrit, surgery time, and surgical history as well as intraoperative factors such as prolonged operative time are predictive of overnight hospital stay.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of overnight admission after laparoscopic and robot-assisted hysterectomy to improve preoperative counseling and patient optimization. DESIGN: A single-center retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification III). SETTING: Academic university hospital. PATIENTS: Patients undergoing straight-stick laparoscopic and robot-assisted hysterectomy by fellowship-trained minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons for benign indications INTERVENTIONS: Straight-stick laparoscopic and robot-assisted hysterectomy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Data from 396 consecutive minimally invasive hysterectomy procedures were collected for analysis. Three hundred twelve patients (79%) were discharged the same day, and 84 (21%) were admitted for at least 1 night. Data from the 2 groups were compared. Overnight stay compared with same-day discharge was associated with older age (47.3 vs 43.4 years, p < .001), lower preoperation hematocrit (35.8% vs 37.3%, p = .035), history of prior laparotomy (31% vs 14.1%, p = .003), prolonged operative time (190.5 vs 115.2 minutes, p < .001), estimated blood loss (244.6 vs 104.1 mL, p < .001), lysis of adhesion (27.4% vs 13.5%), and intraoperative organ injury (17% vs 3%, p = .005). Logistic regression analysis, adjusting for all included variables as confounders, showed that hematocrit increments of 5% were protective against any overnight stay (odds ratio, .622; p = .015), and a 30-minute increase in operative time increased the odds of an overnight stay by 1.6 (p < .001). History of a laparotomy remained a significant predictive factor for an overnight stay (odds ratio, 3.2; p = .006). Later surgery end time, in 60-minute increments, increased the odds of an overnight stay by 1.2 (p < .01). CONCLUSION: Perioperative factors such as age, hematocrit, surgery time, and surgical history as well as intraoperative factors such as prolonged operative time are predictive of overnight hospital stay.