Impact of perioperative inflammation on days alive and at home after surgery

Background: Perioperative inflammation is associated with perioperative complications, including delirium, that are associated with a reduced number of postoperative days alive and at home at 90 days (DAH90). We tested whether inflammation was associated with DAH90 even when adjusting for perioperat...

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Main Authors: David Kunkel, Margaret Parker, Cameron Casey, Bryan Krause, Jennifer Taylor, Robert A. Pearce, Richard Lennertz, Robert D. Sanders
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:BJA Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772609622000053
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author David Kunkel
Margaret Parker
Cameron Casey
Bryan Krause
Jennifer Taylor
Robert A. Pearce
Richard Lennertz
Robert D. Sanders
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Margaret Parker
Cameron Casey
Bryan Krause
Jennifer Taylor
Robert A. Pearce
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Robert D. Sanders
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description Background: Perioperative inflammation is associated with perioperative complications, including delirium, that are associated with a reduced number of postoperative days alive and at home at 90 days (DAH90). We tested whether inflammation was associated with DAH90 even when adjusting for perioperative factors, and whether inflammation independently was associated with DAH90 when adjusting for delirium. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study of major, non-intracranial surgical patients who were older than 65 yr (n=134). We measured postoperative delirium incidence and severity, and changes in interleukin (IL)-8 and IL-10 in blood plasma. Our primary outcome, DAH90, was analysed using quantile regression. Results: Before adjusting for delirium, a postoperative day 1 increased IL-8 was associated with fewer DAH90 at the 0.75 quantile (β=–0.082; 95% confidence interval [CI], –0.19 to –0.006) after adjusting for demographic (age and sex) and perioperative factors (cardiovascular surgery, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk of death, and operative time). IL-10 was similarly associated with DAH90 at the 0.5 (β=–0.026; 95% CI, –0.19 to –0.001) and 0.75 (β= –0.035; 95% CI, –0.07 to –0.006) quantiles. Neither cytokine was significantly associated with DAH90 once delirium and baseline Trail Making Test B were added to the models. Conclusions: Perioperative inflammation predicts DAH90, but when delirium is added to the model inflammation loses significance as a predictor, whereas delirium is significant. Targeting perioperative inflammation may reduce delirium and moderate hospital readmission and mortality. Clinical trial registration: NCT03124303.
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spelling doaj.art-49c4e74195864577ae5b73a79117fc6d2022-12-22T04:32:32ZengElsevierBJA Open2772-60962022-06-012100006Impact of perioperative inflammation on days alive and at home after surgeryDavid Kunkel0Margaret Parker1Cameron Casey2Bryan Krause3Jennifer Taylor4Robert A. Pearce5Richard Lennertz6Robert D. Sanders7Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USAFaculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USAFaculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Corresponding author. Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.Background: Perioperative inflammation is associated with perioperative complications, including delirium, that are associated with a reduced number of postoperative days alive and at home at 90 days (DAH90). We tested whether inflammation was associated with DAH90 even when adjusting for perioperative factors, and whether inflammation independently was associated with DAH90 when adjusting for delirium. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study of major, non-intracranial surgical patients who were older than 65 yr (n=134). We measured postoperative delirium incidence and severity, and changes in interleukin (IL)-8 and IL-10 in blood plasma. Our primary outcome, DAH90, was analysed using quantile regression. Results: Before adjusting for delirium, a postoperative day 1 increased IL-8 was associated with fewer DAH90 at the 0.75 quantile (β=–0.082; 95% confidence interval [CI], –0.19 to –0.006) after adjusting for demographic (age and sex) and perioperative factors (cardiovascular surgery, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk of death, and operative time). IL-10 was similarly associated with DAH90 at the 0.5 (β=–0.026; 95% CI, –0.19 to –0.001) and 0.75 (β= –0.035; 95% CI, –0.07 to –0.006) quantiles. Neither cytokine was significantly associated with DAH90 once delirium and baseline Trail Making Test B were added to the models. Conclusions: Perioperative inflammation predicts DAH90, but when delirium is added to the model inflammation loses significance as a predictor, whereas delirium is significant. Targeting perioperative inflammation may reduce delirium and moderate hospital readmission and mortality. Clinical trial registration: NCT03124303.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772609622000053days alive and at homedeliriumhospital readmissioninflammationmortalitysurgery
spellingShingle David Kunkel
Margaret Parker
Cameron Casey
Bryan Krause
Jennifer Taylor
Robert A. Pearce
Richard Lennertz
Robert D. Sanders
Impact of perioperative inflammation on days alive and at home after surgery
BJA Open
days alive and at home
delirium
hospital readmission
inflammation
mortality
surgery
title Impact of perioperative inflammation on days alive and at home after surgery
title_full Impact of perioperative inflammation on days alive and at home after surgery
title_fullStr Impact of perioperative inflammation on days alive and at home after surgery
title_full_unstemmed Impact of perioperative inflammation on days alive and at home after surgery
title_short Impact of perioperative inflammation on days alive and at home after surgery
title_sort impact of perioperative inflammation on days alive and at home after surgery
topic days alive and at home
delirium
hospital readmission
inflammation
mortality
surgery
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772609622000053
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