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Abstract
Objective To assess in a retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected database, the impact of increased age on 30-day postoperative outcomes of surgery for intracranial aneurysms (ICAs).
Methods 721 adult patients who underwent surgery for ICA were identified in the 2006–2012 American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Baseline characteristics and 30-day outcomes were stratified by age: <50 years (n=221), 50–60 years (n=221), and >60 years (n=266). Patients <50 and 50–60 years old were propensity score-matched to those aged >60 years. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between increased age and surgical outcome.
Results In unadjusted analyses, age <50 years was associated with fewer postoperative complications (OR=0.5, 95% CI 0.3 to 0.7) and lower mortality (OR=0.4, 95% CI 0.2 to 0.9) compared with those aged >60 years. Patients aged between 50 and 60 years were less likely to have complications (OR=0.6, 95% CI 0.4 to 0.8) in unadjusted analyses. Upon propensity score matching, covariate balance was achieved for all age strata. In adjusted analyses, patients <50 years (OR=0.4, 95% CI 0.2 to 0.7) and 50–60 years (OR=0.5, 95% CI 0.3 to 0.8) of age continued to have fewer complications than those aged >60.
Conclusions Age >60 is independently associated with 30-day postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing surgery for ICA. The results of this study suggest age >60 should be considered an a priori risk factor in surgical management of ICA, regardless of associated comorbidities often associated with increased age.
- Aneurysm
- Complication
- Hemorrhage
- Subarachnoid
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