Robert J Rothrock1, Jeremy M Steinberger1, Henry Badgery2, Andrew C Hecht3, Samuel K Cho3, John M Caridi1, Stacie Deiner4. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, 1468 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA. 2. Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, 1468 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA. 3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, 1468 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA. 4. Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, 1468 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA. Electronic address: stacie.deiner@mountsinai.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: As increasing numbers of elderly Americans undergo spinal surgery, it is important to identify which patients are at highest risk for poor cognitive and functional recovery. Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that has been closely linked to poor outcomes, and short-form screening may be a helpful tool for preoperative identification of at-risk patients. PURPOSE: This study aimed to conduct a pilot study on the usefulness of a short-form screening tool to identify elderly patients at increased risk for prolonged cognitive and functional recovery following elective spine surgery. STUDY DESIGN/ SETTING: This is a prospective, comparative cohort study. PATIENT SAMPLE: The sample comprised 100 patients over age 65 who underwent elective spinal surgery (cervical or lumbar) at a single, large academic medical center from 2013 to 2014. OUTCOME MEASURES: Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses, Loss of Weight (FRAIL) scale, Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale (PQRS), and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scores were the outcome measures. METHODS: Included patients were assessed with the FRAIL scale and stratified as robust, pre-frail, or frail. The PQRS and IADL scores were also obtained. Patients were re-examined at 1 day, 3 days, 1 month, and 3 months after surgery for cognitive recovery at 3 months, and secondarily, functional recovery at 3 months. RESULTS: At 3 months, only 50% of frail patients had recovered to their cognitive baseline compared with 60.7% of pre-frail and 69.2% of robust patients (trend). At 3 months, 66.7% of frail patients had recovered to their functional baseline compared with 57% of pre-frail and 76.9% of robust patients (trend). Using multivariate regression modeling, at 3 months, frail patients were less likely to have recovered to their cognitive baseline compared with pre-frail and robust patients (odds ratio 0.39, confidence interval 0.131-1.161). CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study demonstrates a trend toward poorer cognitive recovery 3 months following elective spinal surgery for frail patients. Frailty screening can help preoperatively identify patients who may experience protracted cognitive and functional recovery.
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: As increasing numbers of elderly Americans undergo spinal surgery, it is important to identify which patients are at highest risk for poor cognitive and functional recovery. Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that has been closely linked to poor outcomes, and short-form screening may be a helpful tool for preoperative identification of at-risk patients. PURPOSE: This study aimed to conduct a pilot study on the usefulness of a short-form screening tool to identify elderly patients at increased risk for prolonged cognitive and functional recovery following elective spine surgery. STUDY DESIGN/ SETTING: This is a prospective, comparative cohort study. PATIENT SAMPLE: The sample comprised 100 patients over age 65 who underwent elective spinal surgery (cervical or lumbar) at a single, large academic medical center from 2013 to 2014. OUTCOME MEASURES: Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses, Loss of Weight (FRAIL) scale, Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale (PQRS), and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scores were the outcome measures. METHODS: Included patients were assessed with the FRAIL scale and stratified as robust, pre-frail, or frail. The PQRS and IADL scores were also obtained. Patients were re-examined at 1 day, 3 days, 1 month, and 3 months after surgery for cognitive recovery at 3 months, and secondarily, functional recovery at 3 months. RESULTS: At 3 months, only 50% of frail patients had recovered to their cognitive baseline compared with 60.7% of pre-frail and 69.2% of robust patients (trend). At 3 months, 66.7% of frail patients had recovered to their functional baseline compared with 57% of pre-frail and 76.9% of robust patients (trend). Using multivariate regression modeling, at 3 months, frail patients were less likely to have recovered to their cognitive baseline compared with pre-frail and robust patients (odds ratio 0.39, confidence interval 0.131-1.161). CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study demonstrates a trend toward poorer cognitive recovery 3 months following elective spinal surgery for frail patients. Frailty screening can help preoperatively identify patients who may experience protracted cognitive and functional recovery.
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