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Radiological Features for Frailty Assessment in Patients Requiring Emergency Laparotomy

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
Volume 11, Issue 18, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11185365

Keywords

frailty; emergency surgery; emergency laparotomy; elderly; osteopenia; sarcopenia; sarcopenic obesity; abdominal aorta calcification rate; renal volume; BGA score; mFI; modified frailty index; brief geriatric assessment

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This study evaluated the efficacy of various imaging features for frailty assessment in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. The results showed that osteopenia was the best parameter for perioperative mortality risk stratification, while other imaging features such as sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, aortic calcifications, and mean kidney volume did not predict poor outcomes. None of the radiological markers appeared to be useful for the prediction of perioperative morbidity.
Introduction: As the number of elderly patients requiring surgical intervention rises, it is believed that frailty syndrome has a greater impact on perioperative course than on chronological age. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of various imaging features for frailty assessment in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. Methods: The study included all patients that qualified for emergency surgery with preoperative CT scans between 2016 and 2020 in the Second Department of General Surgery. Multiple trauma patients were excluded from the analysis. The modified frailty index and brief geriatric assessment were used in the analysis. CT images were reviewed for the assessment of osteopenia, sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, renal volume and abdominal aorta calcification rate. Results: A total of 261 patients were included in the analysis. Multivariate logistic regression identified every next ASA class (OR: 4.161, 95%CI: 1.672-10.355, p = 0.002), intraoperative adverse events (OR: 12.397, 95%CI: 2.166-70.969, p = 0.005) and osteopenia (OR: 4.213, 95%CI: 1.235-14.367, p = 0.022) as a risk factor for 30-day mortality. Our study showed that every next ASA class (OR: 1.952, 95%Cl: 1.171-3.256, p = 0.010) and every point of the BGA score (OR: 1.496, 95%Cl: 1.110-2.016, p = 0.008) are risk factors for major complications. Conclusions: Osteopenia was the best parameter for perioperative mortality risk stratification in patients undergoing emergency surgical intervention. Sarcopenia (measured as psoas muscle area), sarcopenic obesity, aortic calcifications and mean kidney volume do not predict poor outcomes in those patients. None of the radiological markers appeared to be useful for the prediction of perioperative morbidity.

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