Lu Yin, Heng Wang, Fang Mao, Min Zhong, Xiaorong Yin, Xiuying Hu
{"title":"The current situation and associated factors of preoperative frailty in elderly patients undergoing abdominal surgery.","authors":"Lu Yin, Heng Wang, Fang Mao, Min Zhong, Xiaorong Yin, Xiuying Hu","doi":"10.1186/s13741-024-00476-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-024-00476-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the current preoperative frailty status of elderly patients undergoing abdominal surgery and identify its associated factors. The objective of this study was to provide clinicians with valuable insights for implementing frailty intervention strategies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted with 375 elderly patients who underwent abdominal surgery at a tertiary hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, between October 2021 and August 2022. The data were collected using various instruments, including a general information questionnaire, the FRAIL frailty assessment scale, the West China Mood Index, the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002, and the Barthel Index. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate the factors influencing preoperative frailty in this patient population.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 375 elderly patients who underwent abdominal surgery, 59 were identified as having preoperative frailty, resulting in a preoperative frailty rate of 15.7%. Multivariate analysis revealed that multiple chronic diseases, malnutrition risk, and limited ability to perform daily life activities were significant associated factors for preoperative frailty in these patients (P < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Clinical medical staff should prioritize the preoperative frailty assessment of elderly patients undergoing abdominal surgery, particularly those with multiple chronic diseases, malnutrition risk, and limited daily life activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":19764,"journal":{"name":"Perioperative Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"117"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142854720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jianning Song, Yingchi Yang, Wenxian Guan, Gang Jin, Yin Yang, Lin Chen, Yong Wan, Zhongtao Zhang
{"title":"Excess hospital length of stay and extra cost attributable to primary prolonged postoperative ileus in open alimentary tract surgery: a multicenter cohort analysis in China.","authors":"Jianning Song, Yingchi Yang, Wenxian Guan, Gang Jin, Yin Yang, Lin Chen, Yong Wan, Zhongtao Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s13741-024-00474-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-024-00474-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) reportedly leads to compromised postoperative recovery and increased healthcare costs. However, the evidence for this claim was obtained from studies that included patients with both primary and secondary PPOI. How primary PPOI affects the hospital length of stay (LOS) and healthcare costs is not well documented. A multicenter cohort analysis was performed to investigate the potentially detrimental effect of primary PPOI on hospital LOS and healthcare costs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, 2083 patients who underwent open abdominal surgery from 22 tertiary hospitals in China were prospectively registered in a PPOI cohort. Of these, 1863 patients without secondary PPOI were analyzed. Poisson regression for hospital LOS and log-transformed linear regression for healthcare costs were performed to identify whether primary PPOI was an independent risk factor.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The incidence of primary PPOI was 13.2% (246/1863). The median LOS was significantly longer in the PPOI than non-PPOI group (12 vs. 11 days, p < 0.001). The median healthcare cost was significantly higher in the PPOI than non-PPOI group (70,672 vs. 67,597 CNY, p = 0.016). Multivariate Poisson regression and log-transformed linear regression showed that 12% of prolonged LOS and 4.6% of healthcare costs were due to primary PPOI.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Primary PPOI is a potential source of prolonged hospital LOS and extra healthcare costs for patients undergoing open abdominal surgery. Cost-effective approaches are needed to manage and prevent primary PPOI.</p>","PeriodicalId":19764,"journal":{"name":"Perioperative Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"119"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142854549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating the effects of pressure support ventilation and positive end-expiratory pressure during extubation on respiratory system complications.","authors":"Ali Rıza Ata, Dilek Çetinkaya, Ferda Yaman","doi":"10.1186/s13741-024-00477-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-024-00477-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Postoperative extubation is a critical phase. Various medications and different ventilation modes are employed during extubation to minimize potential issues. This study aimed to observe the early effects of the concurrent use of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and pressure support ventilation (PSV) modes during the extubation-emerge period on the respiratory system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>After laparoscopic cholecystectomy, patients were administered a remifentanil infusion following the cessation of inhalation agents. PSV and PEEP modes were used on the mechanical ventilator, and the patients were extubated upon awakening. Hemodynamic and respiratory parameters, as well as complications during intraoperative and extubation periods, were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 199 patients were evaluated. Patients with complications were defined as group I (n = 37), and those without complications as group 0 (n = 167). Post-extubation complications included cough (3 or more, persistent or repetitive coughing) in 12 patients (6.04%), desaturation (SPO2 < 90% for 10 s) in nine patients (4.53%), bronchospasm in eight patients (4.02%), agitation (5 and above on the agitation scale) in three patients (1.5%), need for rescue mask ventilation (SPO2 < 90% lasting longer than 10 s) in three patients (1.5%), and airway obstruction (2 and above according to laryngospasm score) in two patients (1%). Statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups for ASA III (p = 0.0365).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The use of PSV and PEEP modes during extubation-emergence period in laparoscopic cholecystectomy results in a low rate of respiratory system complications, which are mostly minor. These modes can be safely used during the extubation phase. However, since these complications are seen in patients with high ASA physical scores, further studies are needed for these patients.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>NCT06356649.</p>","PeriodicalId":19764,"journal":{"name":"Perioperative Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"118"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142854570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of erector spinae plane block and transverse abdominis plane block in postoperative recovery after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.","authors":"Pengfei Hou, Wanxin Liu, Rongman Chen, Haiqi Mi, Shuaiying Jia, Jingyan Lin","doi":"10.1186/s13741-024-00475-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13741-024-00475-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients experience significant postoperative pain after laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer. Transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) provides effective analgesia, and recent studies have also shown that erector spinae plane block (ESPB) can be used for postoperative analgesia in abdominal surgery. However, there is a lack of comparison between the two methods regarding recovery quality following laparoscopic colorectal surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty patients scheduled for laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer were randomly assigned to receive either a ESPB with TAPB (n = 30). Both groups received a single injection of 20 mL of 0.25% ropivacaine bilaterally. The primary outcome was the quality of recovery (QoR) at 24 h postoperatively, using the quality of recovery-15 (QoR-15) scale. Secondary outcomes included the QoR at 48 h postoperatively, visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scores during the first 48 h postoperatively in both resting and active states, requirements for rescue analgesia, cumulative postoperative opioid consumption, patient satisfaction, incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), time to first flatus and ambulation, the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI) score, and postoperative hospital stay.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At 24 h postoperatively, the QoR-15 score (mean ± standard deviation) was significantly higher in the ESPB group (109.2 ± 8.7) compared to the TAPB group (101 ± 10.1) (p = 0.001). Similarly, at 48 h postoperatively, the QoR-15 score remained higher in the ESPB group (118.5 ± 8.8) than in the TAPB group (113.8 ± 8.1) (p = 0.035). Patients in the ESPB group reported lower visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores during the first 24 h postoperatively (all p < 0.05) compared to those in the TAPB group. The sufentanil consumption median (interquartile range) in the ESPB group at 24 h postoperatively was lower (62, 61-65 μg) compared to the TAPB group (66, 63-70 μg) (p < 0.001). Hospital stay median was 7 (6-9) days for the ESPB group and 8 (7-10) days for the TAPB group (p = 0.037).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients who received ESPB showed better recovery quality, improved analgesic effects, and higher postoperative satisfaction compared to those who underwent preoperative TAPB.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>https://www.chictr.org.cn (ChiCTR2400081157); date of registration: February 24, 2024. The first participant was enrolled on February 27, 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":19764,"journal":{"name":"Perioperative Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"116"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11613946/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142771059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blaine Stannard, Allen Ninh, Victoria Mroz, Yuxia Ouyang, Natalia N Egorova, Samuel DeMaria, Ryan Wang
{"title":"Opioid administration across racial and ethnic groups for patients undergoing liver resection: are there disparities?","authors":"Blaine Stannard, Allen Ninh, Victoria Mroz, Yuxia Ouyang, Natalia N Egorova, Samuel DeMaria, Ryan Wang","doi":"10.1186/s13741-024-00473-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-024-00473-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of perioperative pain have not been well-studied, despite being observed in a variety of other medical settings. The goal of this investigation was to evaluate the relationship between race and ethnicity and intra- and postoperative opioid administration for patients undergoing open liver resection surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this single-center retrospective cohort study, adult patients undergoing open liver resection from January 2012 to May 2019 were identified. Demographic, intraoperative, and postoperative data were extracted from the institutional perioperative data warehouse. The primary outcome was weight-based intraoperative morphine milligram equivalents (MME/kg). Secondary outcome variables included use of neuraxial analgesia and length of stay (LOS). Multivariable regression models were used, which controlled for pertinent factors such as age and duration of surgery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 1294 adult open liver resections included in this study: 532 (41%) patients self-reported as White, 401 (31%) as Asian, 159 (12%) as Black, 97 (7%) as Hispanic, and 105 (8%) as Other. The risk adjusted mean intraoperative MME/kg was not different among racial groups (White: 3.25 [95% CL 3.02-3.49] mg/kg vs. Asian: 3.38 [95% CL 3.10-3.69] mg/kg, p = 0.87; Black: 2.95 [95% CL 2.70-3.23] mg/kg, p = 0.19; Hispanic: 3.36 [95% CL 3.00-3.77] mg/kg, p = 0.97). In the multivariable models for secondary outcomes, length of stay was significantly higher for Black (estimate: 1.17, CL: 1.00 to 1.35, p = 0.047) and Hispanic (1.30, CL: 1.05 to 1.65, p = 0.018) patients relative to White patients. No racial/ethnic groups were significantly associated with higher or lower odds of receiving regional anesthesia.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>For patients undergoing liver resection surgery, no racial and ethnic disparities were observed for weight-based intraoperative MME.</p>","PeriodicalId":19764,"journal":{"name":"Perioperative Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"114"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610172/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142771183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel nomogram prediction model for postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing laparotomy.","authors":"Li Wang, Weijian Wang, Houliang Chen, Liang Chen, Tianxiao Wang, Ting Wu, Gangjun Zong","doi":"10.1186/s13741-024-00472-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13741-024-00472-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is an ordinary complication of surgery, particularly cardiac surgery. It significantly increases in-hospital mortality and costs. This study aimed to establish a nomogram prediction model for POAF in patients undergoing laparotomy. The model is expected to identify individuals at a high risk of POAF before surgery in clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective observational case-control study involving 230 adult patients (60 patients with POAF, 120 patients in the control group, and 50 patients in the validation group) who underwent laparotomy was retrieved from two hospitals. Independent risk variables for POAF were investigated using logistic regression and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis. Subsequently, a nomogram model for POAF was constructed by multivariate logistic regression equations. The prediction model was internally validated by bootstrap method and externally validated with the validation group data. To assess the discriminative ability of the nomogram model, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was generated and a calibration curve was employed to assess the concentricity between the model's probability curve and the ideal curve. Subsequently, decision curve analysis (DCA) was performed to assess the clinical effectiveness of the model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>C-reactive protein (CRP), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio(LMR), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and Macruz index were independent risk variables for POAF in patients who underwent laparotomy. A user-friendly and efficient prediction nomogram was visualized using R software. This nomogram exhibited strong discrimination, as evidenced by an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.90 (95% CI 0.8509-0.9488) for the training set, 0.86 (95% CI 0.7142-1) for the test set, and 0.9792 (95% CI 0.9293-1) for the validation group data. The C-index of the bootstrap nomogram model was 0.8998. Furthermore, DCA revealed that this model displayed excellent fit and calibration, as well as positive net benefits.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A nomogram prediction model was constructed for POAF in patients who underwent abdominal surgery. The nomogram prediction model is expected to identify individuals at high risk of POAF in clinical practice for prophylactic therapeutic intervention prior to surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":19764,"journal":{"name":"Perioperative Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"115"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11613476/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142771037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ka To Lau, Lok Ching Sandra Chiu, Janet Shuk Yan Fong, Albert Kam Ming Chan, Kwok Ming Ho, Anna Lee
{"title":"Preoperative cognitive training for the prevention of postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Ka To Lau, Lok Ching Sandra Chiu, Janet Shuk Yan Fong, Albert Kam Ming Chan, Kwok Ming Ho, Anna Lee","doi":"10.1186/s13741-024-00471-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-024-00471-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Postoperative delirium (POD) and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) are associated with major morbidity and mortality after surgery. This systematic review and meta-analysis determined whether preoperative cognitive training could reduce POD and POCD in patients undergoing elective surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eligible randomized controlled trials were identified from CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, and CINAHL databases from inception to April 30, 2024. Two independent reviewers extracted data on trial characteristics and risk of bias for each trial. We rated the quality of reporting of cognitive training interventions using the template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR) and evaluated the overall certainty (quality) of evidence using The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system. Random-effects models were used to summarize the treatment effect of cognitive training. Post hoc trial sequential analyses (TSA) were performed for POD and POCD to differentiate between \"no evidence of effect\" and \"evidence of no effect.\"</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven trials (four high risk and three unclear risk of bias) involving 864 participants (mean or median age between 66 and 73 years old) were considered eligible and subject to meta-analysis. The quality of reporting cognitive training interventions was fair to moderate. Most cognitive prehabilitation programs were home-based, unsupervised, computerized interventions requiring 2.3-10 h over 1-4 weeks before surgery. Cognitive prehabilitation did not reduce POD (risk ratio [RR] 0.82, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.57-1.18; I<sup>2</sup> = 30%; low certainty of evidence in five trials) or early POCD after surgery (RR 0.93, 95% CI 0.58-1.49; I<sup>2</sup> = 67%; very low certainty of evidence in four trials) compared to usual care. Nonetheless, TSA suggested that the sample sizes were insufficient to exclude the effectiveness of preoperative cognitive training in reducing POD or POCD. The participants' compliance rate was either not reported or mostly below 70%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Current evidence is insufficient to determine the beneficial effect of preoperative cognitive training on POD or POCD. Given the well-established benefits of long-term cognitive training on cognition in the elderly, the design of future cognitive prehabilitation trials should be adequately powered and incorporated with strategies to improve patient compliance.</p>","PeriodicalId":19764,"journal":{"name":"Perioperative Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"113"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11607966/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142771184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The benefit of early acupuncture within 7 days for neurological outcomes in ischemic stroke patients after cardiac surgery.","authors":"Chia-Hsuan Kuan, Chi-Nan Tseng, Tse-Hung Huang, Chien-Chung Yang, Yu-Sheng Chen","doi":"10.1186/s13741-024-00470-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13741-024-00470-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Stroke is a critical complication of cardiac surgery that results in increased mortality and morbidity. Limited treatment options are available for patients with severe neurological deficits, such as impaired consciousness. Acupuncture is a well-known integrative management method for stroke patients. However, there are no extensive reports discussing the benefit of acupuncture in stroke patients after cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the role of acupuncture in the neurological recovery of these patients and to identify the factors that provide greater benefit.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This self-controlled case series utilized inpatient data from stroke patients after cardiac surgery who received acupuncture in a single center from 2013 to 2019. The primary outcomes included the Glasgow Coma Scale, muscle strength grading scale, and Barthel Index. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the neurological differences between pre-acupuncture and post-acupuncture.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-one patients who met the criteria showed significant improvement of the severity of neurological impairment, including the Glasgow Coma Scale, muscle strength grading scale, and Barthel Index (p < 0.05). The group that underwent aortic dissection repair and the group that started acupuncture within 7 days after stroke showed greater improvement (p < 0.01). No adverse events were reported. Three patients with profound neurological impairment who received acupuncture intervention were described.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Acupuncture has a potential benefit in improving neurological impairment and reducing mortality in stroke patients after cardiac surgery, especially within 7 days of the event. Further larger prospective studies with control groups are needed to provide convincing evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":19764,"journal":{"name":"Perioperative Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11606188/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142751369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tingting Cheng, Yu Li, Jiaqiu Gu, Yibo He, Guangbao He, Peipei Zhou, Shuyun Li, Hang Xu, Yang Bao, Xuejun Wang
{"title":"The performance of ChatGPT in day surgery and pre-anesthesia risk assessment: a case-control study of 150 simulated patient presentations.","authors":"Tingting Cheng, Yu Li, Jiaqiu Gu, Yibo He, Guangbao He, Peipei Zhou, Shuyun Li, Hang Xu, Yang Bao, Xuejun Wang","doi":"10.1186/s13741-024-00469-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13741-024-00469-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Day surgery has developed rapidly in China in recent years, although it still faces a shortage of anesthesiologists to handle pre-anesthesia routine before surgery. We hypothesized that ChatGPT may assist anesthesia practitioners in preoperative assessment and answer questions on the concerns of patients. The aims of this study were to examine the ability of ChatGPT to assess preoperative risk and determine its accuracy in answering questions regarding knowledge and management of day surgery anesthesia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>One-hundred fifty patient profiles were generated to simulate day surgery patient presentations that involved complications of varying acuity and severity. The ChatGPT group and the expert group were both required to evaluate the profiles of 150 simulated patients to determine their ASA-PS classification and whether day surgery was recommended. ChatGPT was then asked to answer 131 questions about day surgery anesthesia that represented the most common issues encountered in clinical practice. The performance of ChatGPT was assessed and graded independently by two experienced anesthesiologists.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 150 patient profiles were included in the study (75 males [50.0%] and 75 females [50.0%]). There was no difference between the ChatGPT group and the expert group for the ASA-PS classification and assessment of anesthesia risk in the patient profiles (P > 0.05). Regarding recommendation for day surgery in patients with certain comorbidities (ASA ≥ II), the expert group was inclined to require further examination or treatment. In addition, the proportion of conclusions made by ChatGPT was smaller than that of the experts (i.e., ChatGPT n (%) vs. expert n (%): day surgery can be performed, 67 (47.9) vs. 31 (25.4); needs further treatment and evaluation, 56 (37.3) vs. 66 (44.0); and day surgery is not recommended, 18 (12.9) vs. 29 (9.3), P < 0.05). We showed that ChatGPT had extensive knowledge related to day surgery anesthesia (94.0% correct), with most of the points (70%) considered comprehensive. The performance of ChatGPT was also better in the domains of peri-anesthesia concerns, lifestyle, and emotional support.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ChatGPT can assist anesthesia practitioners and surgeons by alerting them to the ASA-PS classification and assessing perioperative risk in day surgery patients. ChatGPT can also be trusted to answer questions and concerns related to pre-anesthesia and therefore has the potential to provide important assistance in clinical work.</p>","PeriodicalId":19764,"journal":{"name":"Perioperative Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"111"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11580513/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142688414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: The impact of preoperative stroke on 1-year mortality and days at home alive after major surgery: an observational cohort study.","authors":"Matilda Widaeus, Alva Cedermark, Max Bell","doi":"10.1186/s13741-024-00467-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13741-024-00467-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19764,"journal":{"name":"Perioperative Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"109"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11558809/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}