Background Postoperative delayed hyponatremia(PDH)is a major cause of readmission after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery(eTSS)for pituitary adenomas(PAs).However,the risk factors associated with PDH have not been we...Background Postoperative delayed hyponatremia(PDH)is a major cause of readmission after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery(eTSS)for pituitary adenomas(PAs).However,the risk factors associated with PDH have not been well established,and the development of a dynamic online nomogram for predicting PDH is yet to be realized.We aimed to investigate the predictive factors for PDH and construct a dynamic online nomogram to aid in its prediction.Methods We analyzed the data of 226 consecutive patients who underwent eTSS for PAs at the Department of Neurosurgery in Jinling Hospital between January 2018 and October 2020.An additional 97 external patients were included for external validation.PDH was defined as a serum sodium level below 137 mmol/L,occurring on the third postoperative day(POD)or later.Results Hyponatremia on POD 1-2(OR=2.64,P=0.033),prothrombin time(PT)(OR=1.78,P=0.008),and percentage of monocytes(OR=1.22,P=0.047)were identified as predictive factors for PDH via multivariable logistic regression analysis.Based on these predictors,a nomogram was constructed with great discrimination in internal validation(adjusted AUC:0.613-0.688)and external validation(AUC:0.594-0.617).Furthermore,the nomogram demonstrated good performance in calibration plot,Brier Score,and decision curve analysis.Subgroup analysis revealed robust predictive performance in patients with various clinical subtypes and mild to moderate PDH.Conclusions Preoperative PT and the percentage of monocytes were,for the first time,identified as predictive factors for PDH.The dynamic nomogram proved to be a valuable tool for predicting PDH after eTSS for PAs and demonstrated good generalizability.Patients could benefit from early identification of PDH and optimized treatment decisions.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant No.42041004]the“Innovation Star”Project for Outstanding Postgraduates of Gansu Province[Grant No.2022CXZX-107]the Central Universities[Grant No.lzujbky-2019-kb30].
基金supported by Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology of China(grant no.BE2022821)the China Scholarship Council(CSCgrant no.202206090022)
文摘Background Postoperative delayed hyponatremia(PDH)is a major cause of readmission after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery(eTSS)for pituitary adenomas(PAs).However,the risk factors associated with PDH have not been well established,and the development of a dynamic online nomogram for predicting PDH is yet to be realized.We aimed to investigate the predictive factors for PDH and construct a dynamic online nomogram to aid in its prediction.Methods We analyzed the data of 226 consecutive patients who underwent eTSS for PAs at the Department of Neurosurgery in Jinling Hospital between January 2018 and October 2020.An additional 97 external patients were included for external validation.PDH was defined as a serum sodium level below 137 mmol/L,occurring on the third postoperative day(POD)or later.Results Hyponatremia on POD 1-2(OR=2.64,P=0.033),prothrombin time(PT)(OR=1.78,P=0.008),and percentage of monocytes(OR=1.22,P=0.047)were identified as predictive factors for PDH via multivariable logistic regression analysis.Based on these predictors,a nomogram was constructed with great discrimination in internal validation(adjusted AUC:0.613-0.688)and external validation(AUC:0.594-0.617).Furthermore,the nomogram demonstrated good performance in calibration plot,Brier Score,and decision curve analysis.Subgroup analysis revealed robust predictive performance in patients with various clinical subtypes and mild to moderate PDH.Conclusions Preoperative PT and the percentage of monocytes were,for the first time,identified as predictive factors for PDH.The dynamic nomogram proved to be a valuable tool for predicting PDH after eTSS for PAs and demonstrated good generalizability.Patients could benefit from early identification of PDH and optimized treatment decisions.
