Alan F Utria1, Paolo Goffredo1, Kendall Keck1, Julia S Shelton2, Joel Shilyansky2, Imran Hassan3. 1. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa. 2. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. 3. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa. Electronic address: imran-hassan@uiowa.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Splenectomy is often required in the pediatric population as part of the treatment of hematologic disorders and can be performed laparoscopically or open. We evaluated the comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic (LS) and open (OS) splenectomies using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric (NSQIP-P) data set. METHODS: The NSQIP-P data set was used to identify children who underwent elective splenectomy between January 2012 and December 2016. Thirty-day outcomes between OS and LS, and LS alone and concurrent LS and cholecystectomy were compared using univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: Most of the splenectomies (91%) were performed laparoscopically. There was no difference in overall complications between OS (n = 60) and LS (n = 613), although OS had a higher risk of perioperative transfusion (OR 3.19, 95% CI 1.52-6.69). LS was associated with a shorter median hospital length of stay (2 versus 4 d, P < 0.001) and similar mean operative times compared to OS (120 versus 133 min, P = 0.559). There was no difference in outcomes of children undergoing LS versus LS and concurrent cholecystectomy (n = 129). CONCLUSIONS: LS has become the standard approach for elective splenectomies in the pediatric population and has minimal morbidity, and when indicated, concurrent cholecystectomies do not increase the risk of complications. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE: III.
BACKGROUND: Splenectomy is often required in the pediatric population as part of the treatment of hematologic disorders and can be performed laparoscopically or open. We evaluated the comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic (LS) and open (OS) splenectomies using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric (NSQIP-P) data set. METHODS: The NSQIP-P data set was used to identify children who underwent elective splenectomy between January 2012 and December 2016. Thirty-day outcomes between OS and LS, and LS alone and concurrent LS and cholecystectomy were compared using univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: Most of the splenectomies (91%) were performed laparoscopically. There was no difference in overall complications between OS (n = 60) and LS (n = 613), although OS had a higher risk of perioperative transfusion (OR 3.19, 95% CI 1.52-6.69). LS was associated with a shorter median hospital length of stay (2 versus 4 d, P < 0.001) and similar mean operative times compared to OS (120 versus 133 min, P = 0.559). There was no difference in outcomes of children undergoing LS versus LS and concurrent cholecystectomy (n = 129). CONCLUSIONS: LS has become the standard approach for elective splenectomies in the pediatric population and has minimal morbidity, and when indicated, concurrent cholecystectomies do not increase the risk of complications. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE: III.