PMID- 33009559 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210413 LR - 20210413 IS - 1524-4040 (Electronic) IS - 0148-396X (Linking) VI - 88 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Jan 13 TI - The Effect of Perioperative Adverse Events on Long-Term Patient-Reported Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Surgery. PG - 420-427 LID - 10.1093/neuros/nyaa427 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Perioperative adverse events (AEs) lead to patient disappointment and greater costs. There is a paucity of data on how AEs affect long-term outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To examine perioperative AEs and their impact on outcome after lumbar spine surgery. METHODS: A total of 3556 consecutive patients undergoing surgery for lumbar degenerative disorders enrolled in the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network were analyzed. AEs were defined using the validated Spine AdVerse Events Severity system. Outcomes at 3, 12, and 24 mo postoperatively included the Owestry Disability Index (ODI), 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) Physical (PCS) and Mental (MCS) Component Summary scales, visual analog scale (VAS) leg and back, EuroQol-5D (EQ5D), and satisfaction. RESULTS: AEs occurred in 767 (21.6%) patients, and 85 (2.4%) patients suffered major AEs. Patients with major AEs had worse ODI scores and did not reach minimum clinically important differences at 2 yr (no AE: 25.7 +/- 19.2, major: 36.4 +/- 19.1, P < .001). Major AEs were associated with worse ODI scores on multivariable linear regression (P = .011). PCS scores were lower after major AEs (43.8 +/- 9.5, vs 37.7 +/- 20.3, P = .002). On VAS leg and back and EQ5D, the 2-yr outcomes were significantly different between the major and no AE groups (<0.01), but these differences were small (VAS leg: 3.4 +/- 3.0 vs 4.0 +/- 3.3; VAS back: 3.5 +/- 2.7 vs 4.5 +/- 2.6; EQ5D: 0.75 +/- 0.2 vs 0.64 +/- 0.2). SF12 MCS scores were not different. Rates of satisfaction were lower after major AEs (no AE: 84.6%, major: 72.3%, P < .05). CONCLUSION: Major AEs after lumbar spine surgery lead to worse functional outcomes and lower satisfaction. This highlights the need to implement strategies aimed at reducing AEs. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. FAU - Ayling, Oliver G S AU - Ayling OGS AD - Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital/University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. FAU - Ailon, Tamir AU - Ailon T AD - Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital/University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. FAU - Street, John T AU - Street JT AD - Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital/University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. FAU - Dea, Nicolas AU - Dea N AD - Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital/University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. FAU - McIntosh, Greg AU - McIntosh G AD - Canadian Spine Society, Markdale, Canada. FAU - Abraham, Edward AU - Abraham E AD - Department of Surgery, Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, Canada. FAU - Jacobs, W Bradly AU - Jacobs WB AD - Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. FAU - Soroceanu, Alex AU - Soroceanu A AD - Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. FAU - Johnson, Michael G AU - Johnson MG AD - Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. FAU - Paquet, Jerome AU - Paquet J AD - Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada. FAU - Rasoulinejad, Parham AU - Rasoulinejad P AD - Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. FAU - Phan, Phillipe AU - Phan P AD - Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. FAU - Yee, Albert AU - Yee A AD - Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. FAU - Christie, Sean AU - Christie S AD - Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. FAU - Nataraj, Andrew AU - Nataraj A AD - Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. FAU - Glennie, R Andrew AU - Glennie RA AD - Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. FAU - Hall, Hamilton AU - Hall H AD - Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. FAU - Manson, Neil AU - Manson N AD - Department of Surgery, Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, Canada. FAU - Rampersaud, Y Raja AU - Rampersaud YR AD - Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. FAU - Thomas, Kenneth AU - Thomas K AD - Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. FAU - Fisher, Charles G AU - Fisher CG AD - Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital/University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Neurosurgery JT - Neurosurgery JID - 7802914 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Canada MH - Disability Evaluation MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Lumbar Vertebrae/surgery MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Neurosurgical Procedures/*adverse effects MH - Patient Reported Outcome Measures MH - Postoperative Complications/*epidemiology MH - Spinal Diseases/*surgery MH - *Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - Adverse events OT - Complications OT - Patient-reported outcomes OT - Spine surgery EDAT- 2020/10/04 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/14 06:00 CRDT- 2020/10/03 05:32 PHST- 2019/10/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/10/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/10/03 05:32 [entrez] AID - 5917482 [pii] AID - 10.1093/neuros/nyaa427 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurosurgery. 2021 Jan 13;88(2):420-427. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa427.