Objectives This study aim to evaluate patient’s perception about anesthesiologists’ job roles and investigate their expectations for anesthesia care.Methods We designed a self-administered questionnaire for this cro...Objectives This study aim to evaluate patient’s perception about anesthesiologists’ job roles and investigate their expectations for anesthesia care.Methods We designed a self-administered questionnaire for this cross-sectional survey study and delivered questionnaire forms to adult in-patients who were scheduled for elective surgery before pre-operative anesthetic visit the day before surgery.We collected information of respondents’ demographic data,education background,health literacy and previous experience of anesthesia,perception of anesthesiologist’s job,the expectation on anesthesia care.Descriptive analyses,χ^2 test and multiple linear regression analysis were used for data analysis.Results Of 550 participants,521(94.7%)completed the questionnaire.In these respondents,335 (64.3%) considered anesthesiology as an independent medical discipline,225 (43.2%) believed that anesthesiology department was an independent clinical department,and 243 (46.6%) recognized anesthesiologists as qualified doctors.Only 21.5% of them knew that anesthesiologists also work in the intensive care unit and 26.9% of them knew that anesthesiologists also work in pain clinic as well.Younger patients (β=-0.044,P<0.001),those with higher education (β=1.200,P<0.001),or with better health literacy (β=0.781,P=0.005) had significant more knowledge about the job roles of anesthesiologists.Most patients demanded pre-anesthetic visit (80.5%),expected availability of preoperative anesthetic clinic (74.1%),wished to receive more information about anesthesia (91.3%) and anesthesiologist (77.4%).Conclusions Patients’ perception about anesthesiologists might be limited.Efforts should be made on education about anesthesia,especially for elderly patients and those under-educated patients.Preoperative anesthetic clinic is expected by most in-patients.展开更多
Objective To investigate the baseline levels of microorganisms’growth on the hands of anesthesiologists and in the anesthesia environment at a cancer hospital.Methods This study performed in nine operating rooms and ...Objective To investigate the baseline levels of microorganisms’growth on the hands of anesthesiologists and in the anesthesia environment at a cancer hospital.Methods This study performed in nine operating rooms and among 25 anesthesiologists at a cancer hospital.Sampling of the hands of anesthesiologists and the anesthesia environment was performed at a ready-to-use operating room before patient contact began and after decontamination.Results Microorganisms’growth results showed that 20%(5/25)of anesthesiologists’hands carried microorganisms(>10 CFU/cm^(2))before patient contact began.Female anesthesiologists performed hand hygiene better than did their male counterparts,with fewer CFUs(P=0.0069)and fewer species(P=0.0202).Our study also found that 55.6%(5/9)of ready-to-use operating rooms carried microorganisms(>5 CFU/cm^(2)).Microorganisms regrowth began quickly(1 hour)after disinfection,and increased gradually over time,reaching the threshold at 4 hours after disinfection.Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from the hands of 20%(5/25)of anesthesiologists and 33.3%(3/9)of operating rooms.Conclusion Our study indicates that male anesthesiologists need to pay more attention to the standard operating procedures and effect evaluation of hand hygiene,daily cleaning rate of the operating room may be insufficient,and we would suggest that there should be a repeat cleaning every four hours.展开更多
Background: Significant resource constraints and critical care training gaps are responsible for the limited development of intensive care units (ICUs) in resource limited settings. We describe the implementation of a...Background: Significant resource constraints and critical care training gaps are responsible for the limited development of intensive care units (ICUs) in resource limited settings. We describe the implementation of an ICU in Haiti and report the successes and difficulties encountered throughout the process. We present a consecutive case series investigating an anesthesiologist, emergency, and critical care physician implemented endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation protocol in an austere environment with the assistance of telemedicine. Methods: A consecutive case series of fifteen patients admitted to an ICU at St. Luc Hospital located in Portau-Prince, Haiti, between the months of February 2012 to April 2014 is reported. Causes of respiratory failure and the clinical course are presented. Patients were followed to either death or discharge. Results: Fifteen patients (eight women and seven men) were included in the study with an average age of 37.7 years. The mean duration of ventilation was three days. Of the fifteen patients intubated, five patients (33.3%) survived and were discharged from the ICU. Of the five surviving patients, two were intubated for status epilepticus, one for status asthmaticus and one for hyperosmolar coma associated with intracerebral hemorrhage. Of the patients dying on the ventilator, four patients died from pneumonia, two from renal failure, and one from tetanus. The remaining three died from strokes and cardiac arrests. Conclusions: Mortality of mechanically ventilated patients in a resource-limited country is significant. Focused training in core critical care skills aimed at increasing the endotracheal intubation and ventilatory management capacity of local medical staff should be a priority in order to continue to develop ICUs in these austere environments. Collaborative educational and training efforts directed by anesthesiologists, emergency, and critical care physicians, and aided by telemedicine can facilitate realizing this goal.展开更多
With the advancement of technology and health sciences,health care delivery costs are steadily increasing.This affects both households and governments.Unfortunately,the present truth is that health has become an essen...With the advancement of technology and health sciences,health care delivery costs are steadily increasing.This affects both households and governments.Unfortunately,the present truth is that health has become an essential but unaffordable commodity.This is very concerning.Quality,up-to-date,costeffective health care delivery is one of the prime objectives,and focuses on administration and health care authority.As the per capita spent on health from public/government funds is very poor in developing countries,the responsibility of cost-effective health care delivery falls primarily on the shoulder of the treating physicians.Anesthesiologists are becoming an indispensable part of health care delivery,having a diverse role in the emergency,critical care,pain,and perioperative care of patients.As the population ages,the need for surgical care is also increasing.Therefore,the anesthesiologist can also play a more significant role in delivering cost-effective health care,and minimize the cost without affecting the quality.This brief narrative review analyzes the current practice of anesthesiologists in two prime areas in the context of cost-savings:Preoperative investigation and low/minimal flow anesthesia.展开更多
Aim: To compare outcomes by sedation class in community patients undergoing index endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Methods: Nineteen hundred sixteen consecutive patients underwent ERCP from May 2...Aim: To compare outcomes by sedation class in community patients undergoing index endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Methods: Nineteen hundred sixteen consecutive patients underwent ERCP from May 2005 to May 2011. Eight hundred thirty seven patients were excluded due to prior papillary intervention or attempted ERCP. A total of 1079 patients were included. The 981 patients who underwent gastroenterologist directed sedation (GDS) served as the control population, while the 98 patients who received anesthesiologist directed sedation (ADS) served as the case population. Medical records were analyzed for patient demographics, procedure indication, adverse events, case complexity, procedural failure and sedation failure. Case complexity was defined by the grading system proposed by the working party of the ASGE Quality Committee. Sedation failure was defined by agitation or airway compromise prompting termination of the ERCP. Reasons for procedural failure included surgically altered anatomy, luminal obstruction, and technical failure. Study endpoint was defined as successful deep cannulation of the intended target duct. Results: Demographic distribution did not differ between the GDS and the ADS groups. Cannulation success rates were similar between the two groups, with 89.85% in the GDS group, and 89.58% in the ADS group (P = 0.864). There were no statistical differences between sedation groups in procedural or respiratory adverse events. Technical failure was the predominant basis for deep cannulation failure in both groups. Agitation and airway compromise accounted for deep cannulation failure similarly in both groups. The need for reversal agents was low but similar in both groups. There was no statistical advantage in deep cannulation success rate by complexity grade in either sedation class. Conclusion: Excellent procedural outcomes and low adverse event rates were achieved using GDS, a more accessible and cost-effective method in a community-based setting.展开更多
麻醉医师作为日间手术开展和全流程管理中的关键角色,在日间手术组织架构、运行管理和围术期质量控制等方面,都起到了积极的促进作用。作为日间病房和手术室的桥梁,麻醉医师需加入院级层面日间手术管理委员会或者相关组织,参与整个医院...麻醉医师作为日间手术开展和全流程管理中的关键角色,在日间手术组织架构、运行管理和围术期质量控制等方面,都起到了积极的促进作用。作为日间病房和手术室的桥梁,麻醉医师需加入院级层面日间手术管理委员会或者相关组织,参与整个医院日间手术的统一管理和质控。通过建立规范化的术前麻醉评估制度,建设日间手术麻醉亚专业组,健全日间手术准入制度等措施,减少围术期麻醉相关风险,对优化全院手术资源配置与调度有重要意义。同时,制定日间手术麻醉质量控制指标,对进一步推动和完善日间手术质控指标体系构建具有积极作用。微观层面,基于个体化的加速康复外科(enhanced recovery after surgery,ERAS)措施,围绕多模式镇痛、多联术后恶心呕吐(postoperative nausea and vomitting,PONV)等管理策略,进一步落地和细化围术期麻醉管理流程和具体实施方案,促进日间手术患者快速康复。展开更多
目的探讨美国麻醉医师协会(American society of anesthesiologists,ASA)分级与老年髋部骨折术后医院获得性感染发生率、住院时间、住ICU时间及住院费用的关系,分析ASA分级对术后医院获得性感染的预测价值。方法回顾性分析2021年10月至2...目的探讨美国麻醉医师协会(American society of anesthesiologists,ASA)分级与老年髋部骨折术后医院获得性感染发生率、住院时间、住ICU时间及住院费用的关系,分析ASA分级对术后医院获得性感染的预测价值。方法回顾性分析2021年10月至2022年4月北京积水潭医院ICU收治的146例老年髋部骨折术后患者资料,根据ASA分级分为ASAⅡ级组和ASAⅢ级组,其中ASAⅡ级组男性32例,女性51例;中位年龄87岁;ASAⅢ级组男28例,女35例;中位年龄86岁。比较两组患者性别、年龄、骨折部位、麻醉方式、手术方式、术后医院获得性感染发生率、住院时间、住ICU时间及住院费用等指标,通过多因素Logistic回归分析,探讨ASA分级与术后医院获得性感染发生的关系,根据受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线得出ASA分级对老年髋部骨折术后医院获得性感染的预测价值。结果共纳入研究对象146例患者,其中发生术后医院获得性感染者13例,发生率为8.90%。与ASAⅡ级组比较,ASAⅢ级组患者的术后医院获得性感染发生率更高、住ICU时间更长、住院费用更多,两组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。多因素Logistic回归分析显示,ASA分级是老年髋部骨折术后医院获得性感染发生的独立危险因素。ROC曲线显示,ASA分级可以预测老年髋部骨折术后医院获得性感染的发生,曲线下面积为0.770(P<0.05)。结论对于老年髋部骨折术后患者,ASAⅢ级者术后医院获得性感染的发生率更高、住ICU时间更长、住院费用更高,ASA分级对术后医院获得性感染的发生有较好的预测价值。展开更多
随着口腔种植技术的普及,如何能够安全的为全身复杂系统疾病患者实施种植手术是当下种植医生不得不面临的挑战。根据患者身体状况,美国麻醉医师协会(American Society of Anesthesiologists,ASA)将围手术期风险进行分级,ASAⅠ~Ⅱ级的患...随着口腔种植技术的普及,如何能够安全的为全身复杂系统疾病患者实施种植手术是当下种植医生不得不面临的挑战。根据患者身体状况,美国麻醉医师协会(American Society of Anesthesiologists,ASA)将围手术期风险进行分级,ASAⅠ~Ⅱ级的患者手术风险极低,ASAⅣ级以上的患者风险极高,不适合手术。对于ASAⅢ级患者,如何评估围手术期风险、实施种植外科手术、降低围手术期严重并发症是越来越多种植医生关注的问题。本文拟从临床最常见合并心血管疾病的ASAⅢ级患者入手,探讨此类患者口腔种植手术的风险评估、防范及并发症防治,为该类患者安全进行种植修复提供参考。展开更多
BACKGROUND Hip fractures(HF)are common among the aging population,and surgery within 48 h is recommended.Patients can be hospitalized for surgery through different pathways,either trauma or medicine admitting services...BACKGROUND Hip fractures(HF)are common among the aging population,and surgery within 48 h is recommended.Patients can be hospitalized for surgery through different pathways,either trauma or medicine admitting services.AIM To compare management and outcomes among patients admitted through the trauma pathway(TP)vs medical pathway(MP).METHODS This Institutional Review Board-approved retrospective study included 2094 patients with proximal femur fractures(AO/Orthopedic Trauma Association Type 31)who underwent surgery at a level 1 trauma center between 2016-2021.There were 69 patients admitted through the TP and 2025 admitted through the MP.To ensure comparability between groups,66 of the 2025 MP patients were propensity matched to 66 TP patients by age,sex,HF type,HF surgery,and American Society of Anesthesiology score.The statistical analyses included multivariable analysis,group characteristics,and bivariate correlation comparisons with theχ^(2)test and t-test.RESULTS After propensity matching,the mean age in both groups was 75-years-old,62%of both groups were females,the main HF type was intertrochanteric(TP 52%vs MP 62%),open reduction internal fixation was the most common surgery(TP 68%vs MP 71%),and the mean American Society of Anesthesiology score was 2.8 for TP and 2.7 for MP.The majority of patients in TP and MP(71%vs 74%)were geriatric(≥65-years-old).Falls were the main mechanism of injury in both groups(77%vs 97%,P=0.001).There were no significant differences in pre-surgery anticoagulation use(49%vs 41%),admission day of the week,or insurance status.The incidence of comorbidities was equal(94%for both)with cardiac comorbidities being dominant in both groups(71%vs 73%).The number of preoperative consultations was similar for TP and MP,with the most common consultation being cardiology in both(44%and 36%).HF displacement occurred more among TP patients(76%vs 39%,P=0.000).Time to surgery was not statistically different(23 h in both),but length of surgery was significantly longer for TP(59 min vs 41 min,P=0.000).Intensive care unit and hospital length of stay were not statistically different(5 d vs 8 d and 6 d for both).There were no statistical differences in discharge disposition and mortality(3%vs 0%).CONCLUSION There were no differences in outcomes of surgeries between admission through TP vs MP.The focus should be on the patient’s health condition and on prompt surgical intervention.展开更多
文摘Objectives This study aim to evaluate patient’s perception about anesthesiologists’ job roles and investigate their expectations for anesthesia care.Methods We designed a self-administered questionnaire for this cross-sectional survey study and delivered questionnaire forms to adult in-patients who were scheduled for elective surgery before pre-operative anesthetic visit the day before surgery.We collected information of respondents’ demographic data,education background,health literacy and previous experience of anesthesia,perception of anesthesiologist’s job,the expectation on anesthesia care.Descriptive analyses,χ^2 test and multiple linear regression analysis were used for data analysis.Results Of 550 participants,521(94.7%)completed the questionnaire.In these respondents,335 (64.3%) considered anesthesiology as an independent medical discipline,225 (43.2%) believed that anesthesiology department was an independent clinical department,and 243 (46.6%) recognized anesthesiologists as qualified doctors.Only 21.5% of them knew that anesthesiologists also work in the intensive care unit and 26.9% of them knew that anesthesiologists also work in pain clinic as well.Younger patients (β=-0.044,P<0.001),those with higher education (β=1.200,P<0.001),or with better health literacy (β=0.781,P=0.005) had significant more knowledge about the job roles of anesthesiologists.Most patients demanded pre-anesthetic visit (80.5%),expected availability of preoperative anesthetic clinic (74.1%),wished to receive more information about anesthesia (91.3%) and anesthesiologist (77.4%).Conclusions Patients’ perception about anesthesiologists might be limited.Efforts should be made on education about anesthesia,especially for elderly patients and those under-educated patients.Preoperative anesthetic clinic is expected by most in-patients.
基金supported by the Young Scientific Research Fund of PUMCH(Peking Union Medical College Hospital)[Grant No.pumch201911291]。
文摘Objective To investigate the baseline levels of microorganisms’growth on the hands of anesthesiologists and in the anesthesia environment at a cancer hospital.Methods This study performed in nine operating rooms and among 25 anesthesiologists at a cancer hospital.Sampling of the hands of anesthesiologists and the anesthesia environment was performed at a ready-to-use operating room before patient contact began and after decontamination.Results Microorganisms’growth results showed that 20%(5/25)of anesthesiologists’hands carried microorganisms(>10 CFU/cm^(2))before patient contact began.Female anesthesiologists performed hand hygiene better than did their male counterparts,with fewer CFUs(P=0.0069)and fewer species(P=0.0202).Our study also found that 55.6%(5/9)of ready-to-use operating rooms carried microorganisms(>5 CFU/cm^(2)).Microorganisms regrowth began quickly(1 hour)after disinfection,and increased gradually over time,reaching the threshold at 4 hours after disinfection.Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from the hands of 20%(5/25)of anesthesiologists and 33.3%(3/9)of operating rooms.Conclusion Our study indicates that male anesthesiologists need to pay more attention to the standard operating procedures and effect evaluation of hand hygiene,daily cleaning rate of the operating room may be insufficient,and we would suggest that there should be a repeat cleaning every four hours.
文摘Background: Significant resource constraints and critical care training gaps are responsible for the limited development of intensive care units (ICUs) in resource limited settings. We describe the implementation of an ICU in Haiti and report the successes and difficulties encountered throughout the process. We present a consecutive case series investigating an anesthesiologist, emergency, and critical care physician implemented endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation protocol in an austere environment with the assistance of telemedicine. Methods: A consecutive case series of fifteen patients admitted to an ICU at St. Luc Hospital located in Portau-Prince, Haiti, between the months of February 2012 to April 2014 is reported. Causes of respiratory failure and the clinical course are presented. Patients were followed to either death or discharge. Results: Fifteen patients (eight women and seven men) were included in the study with an average age of 37.7 years. The mean duration of ventilation was three days. Of the fifteen patients intubated, five patients (33.3%) survived and were discharged from the ICU. Of the five surviving patients, two were intubated for status epilepticus, one for status asthmaticus and one for hyperosmolar coma associated with intracerebral hemorrhage. Of the patients dying on the ventilator, four patients died from pneumonia, two from renal failure, and one from tetanus. The remaining three died from strokes and cardiac arrests. Conclusions: Mortality of mechanically ventilated patients in a resource-limited country is significant. Focused training in core critical care skills aimed at increasing the endotracheal intubation and ventilatory management capacity of local medical staff should be a priority in order to continue to develop ICUs in these austere environments. Collaborative educational and training efforts directed by anesthesiologists, emergency, and critical care physicians, and aided by telemedicine can facilitate realizing this goal.
文摘With the advancement of technology and health sciences,health care delivery costs are steadily increasing.This affects both households and governments.Unfortunately,the present truth is that health has become an essential but unaffordable commodity.This is very concerning.Quality,up-to-date,costeffective health care delivery is one of the prime objectives,and focuses on administration and health care authority.As the per capita spent on health from public/government funds is very poor in developing countries,the responsibility of cost-effective health care delivery falls primarily on the shoulder of the treating physicians.Anesthesiologists are becoming an indispensable part of health care delivery,having a diverse role in the emergency,critical care,pain,and perioperative care of patients.As the population ages,the need for surgical care is also increasing.Therefore,the anesthesiologist can also play a more significant role in delivering cost-effective health care,and minimize the cost without affecting the quality.This brief narrative review analyzes the current practice of anesthesiologists in two prime areas in the context of cost-savings:Preoperative investigation and low/minimal flow anesthesia.
文摘Aim: To compare outcomes by sedation class in community patients undergoing index endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Methods: Nineteen hundred sixteen consecutive patients underwent ERCP from May 2005 to May 2011. Eight hundred thirty seven patients were excluded due to prior papillary intervention or attempted ERCP. A total of 1079 patients were included. The 981 patients who underwent gastroenterologist directed sedation (GDS) served as the control population, while the 98 patients who received anesthesiologist directed sedation (ADS) served as the case population. Medical records were analyzed for patient demographics, procedure indication, adverse events, case complexity, procedural failure and sedation failure. Case complexity was defined by the grading system proposed by the working party of the ASGE Quality Committee. Sedation failure was defined by agitation or airway compromise prompting termination of the ERCP. Reasons for procedural failure included surgically altered anatomy, luminal obstruction, and technical failure. Study endpoint was defined as successful deep cannulation of the intended target duct. Results: Demographic distribution did not differ between the GDS and the ADS groups. Cannulation success rates were similar between the two groups, with 89.85% in the GDS group, and 89.58% in the ADS group (P = 0.864). There were no statistical differences between sedation groups in procedural or respiratory adverse events. Technical failure was the predominant basis for deep cannulation failure in both groups. Agitation and airway compromise accounted for deep cannulation failure similarly in both groups. The need for reversal agents was low but similar in both groups. There was no statistical advantage in deep cannulation success rate by complexity grade in either sedation class. Conclusion: Excellent procedural outcomes and low adverse event rates were achieved using GDS, a more accessible and cost-effective method in a community-based setting.
文摘麻醉医师作为日间手术开展和全流程管理中的关键角色,在日间手术组织架构、运行管理和围术期质量控制等方面,都起到了积极的促进作用。作为日间病房和手术室的桥梁,麻醉医师需加入院级层面日间手术管理委员会或者相关组织,参与整个医院日间手术的统一管理和质控。通过建立规范化的术前麻醉评估制度,建设日间手术麻醉亚专业组,健全日间手术准入制度等措施,减少围术期麻醉相关风险,对优化全院手术资源配置与调度有重要意义。同时,制定日间手术麻醉质量控制指标,对进一步推动和完善日间手术质控指标体系构建具有积极作用。微观层面,基于个体化的加速康复外科(enhanced recovery after surgery,ERAS)措施,围绕多模式镇痛、多联术后恶心呕吐(postoperative nausea and vomitting,PONV)等管理策略,进一步落地和细化围术期麻醉管理流程和具体实施方案,促进日间手术患者快速康复。
文摘目的探讨美国麻醉医师协会(American society of anesthesiologists,ASA)分级与老年髋部骨折术后医院获得性感染发生率、住院时间、住ICU时间及住院费用的关系,分析ASA分级对术后医院获得性感染的预测价值。方法回顾性分析2021年10月至2022年4月北京积水潭医院ICU收治的146例老年髋部骨折术后患者资料,根据ASA分级分为ASAⅡ级组和ASAⅢ级组,其中ASAⅡ级组男性32例,女性51例;中位年龄87岁;ASAⅢ级组男28例,女35例;中位年龄86岁。比较两组患者性别、年龄、骨折部位、麻醉方式、手术方式、术后医院获得性感染发生率、住院时间、住ICU时间及住院费用等指标,通过多因素Logistic回归分析,探讨ASA分级与术后医院获得性感染发生的关系,根据受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线得出ASA分级对老年髋部骨折术后医院获得性感染的预测价值。结果共纳入研究对象146例患者,其中发生术后医院获得性感染者13例,发生率为8.90%。与ASAⅡ级组比较,ASAⅢ级组患者的术后医院获得性感染发生率更高、住ICU时间更长、住院费用更多,两组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。多因素Logistic回归分析显示,ASA分级是老年髋部骨折术后医院获得性感染发生的独立危险因素。ROC曲线显示,ASA分级可以预测老年髋部骨折术后医院获得性感染的发生,曲线下面积为0.770(P<0.05)。结论对于老年髋部骨折术后患者,ASAⅢ级者术后医院获得性感染的发生率更高、住ICU时间更长、住院费用更高,ASA分级对术后医院获得性感染的发生有较好的预测价值。
文摘随着口腔种植技术的普及,如何能够安全的为全身复杂系统疾病患者实施种植手术是当下种植医生不得不面临的挑战。根据患者身体状况,美国麻醉医师协会(American Society of Anesthesiologists,ASA)将围手术期风险进行分级,ASAⅠ~Ⅱ级的患者手术风险极低,ASAⅣ级以上的患者风险极高,不适合手术。对于ASAⅢ级患者,如何评估围手术期风险、实施种植外科手术、降低围手术期严重并发症是越来越多种植医生关注的问题。本文拟从临床最常见合并心血管疾病的ASAⅢ级患者入手,探讨此类患者口腔种植手术的风险评估、防范及并发症防治,为该类患者安全进行种植修复提供参考。
文摘BACKGROUND Hip fractures(HF)are common among the aging population,and surgery within 48 h is recommended.Patients can be hospitalized for surgery through different pathways,either trauma or medicine admitting services.AIM To compare management and outcomes among patients admitted through the trauma pathway(TP)vs medical pathway(MP).METHODS This Institutional Review Board-approved retrospective study included 2094 patients with proximal femur fractures(AO/Orthopedic Trauma Association Type 31)who underwent surgery at a level 1 trauma center between 2016-2021.There were 69 patients admitted through the TP and 2025 admitted through the MP.To ensure comparability between groups,66 of the 2025 MP patients were propensity matched to 66 TP patients by age,sex,HF type,HF surgery,and American Society of Anesthesiology score.The statistical analyses included multivariable analysis,group characteristics,and bivariate correlation comparisons with theχ^(2)test and t-test.RESULTS After propensity matching,the mean age in both groups was 75-years-old,62%of both groups were females,the main HF type was intertrochanteric(TP 52%vs MP 62%),open reduction internal fixation was the most common surgery(TP 68%vs MP 71%),and the mean American Society of Anesthesiology score was 2.8 for TP and 2.7 for MP.The majority of patients in TP and MP(71%vs 74%)were geriatric(≥65-years-old).Falls were the main mechanism of injury in both groups(77%vs 97%,P=0.001).There were no significant differences in pre-surgery anticoagulation use(49%vs 41%),admission day of the week,or insurance status.The incidence of comorbidities was equal(94%for both)with cardiac comorbidities being dominant in both groups(71%vs 73%).The number of preoperative consultations was similar for TP and MP,with the most common consultation being cardiology in both(44%and 36%).HF displacement occurred more among TP patients(76%vs 39%,P=0.000).Time to surgery was not statistically different(23 h in both),but length of surgery was significantly longer for TP(59 min vs 41 min,P=0.000).Intensive care unit and hospital length of stay were not statistically different(5 d vs 8 d and 6 d for both).There were no statistical differences in discharge disposition and mortality(3%vs 0%).CONCLUSION There were no differences in outcomes of surgeries between admission through TP vs MP.The focus should be on the patient’s health condition and on prompt surgical intervention.
