TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Serious Adverse Events on Health-related Quality of Life Measures Following Surgery for Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis
AU - Smith, Justin S.
AU - Shaffrey, Christopher I.
AU - Kelly, Michael P.
AU - Yanik, Elizabeth L.
AU - Lurie, Jon D.
AU - Baldus, Christine R.
AU - Edwards, Charles
AU - Glassman, Steven D.
AU - Lenke, Lawrence G.
AU - Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba
AU - Buchowski, Jacob M.
AU - Carreon, Leah Y.
AU - Crawford, Charles H.
AU - Errico, Thomas J.
AU - Lewis, Stephen J.
AU - Koski, Tyler
AU - Parent, Stefan
AU - Kim, Han Jo
AU - Ames, Christopher P.
AU - Bess, Shay
AU - Schwab, Frank J.
AU - Bridwell, Keith H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - Study Design.Secondary analysis of prospective multicenter cohort.Objective.To assess effect of serious adverse events (SAEs) on 2- and 4-year patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) in patients surgically treated for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis (ASLS).Summary of Background Data.Operative treatment for ASLS can improve health-related quality of life, but has high rates of SAEs. How these SAEs effect health-related quality of life remain unclear.Methods.The ASLS study assessed operative versus nonoperative ASLS treatment, with randomized and observational arms. Patients were 40- to 80-years-old with ASLS, defined as lumbar coronal Cobb ≥30° and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) ≥20 or Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) ≤4.0 in pain, function, and/or self-image domains. SRS-22 subscore and ODI were compared between operative patients with and without a related SAE and nonoperative patients using an as-treated analysis combining randomized and observational cohorts.Results.Two hundred eighty-six patients were enrolled, and 2- and 4-year follow-up rates were 90% and 81%, respectively, although at the time of data extraction not all patients were eligible for 4-year follow-up. A total of 97 SAEs were reported among 173 operatively treated patients. The most common were implant failure/pseudarthrosis (n=25), proximal junctional kyphosis/failure (n=10), and minor motor deficit (n=8). At 2 years patients with an SAE improved less than those without an SAE based on SRS-22 (0.52 vs. 0.79, P=0.004) and ODI (-11.59 vs. -17.34, P=0.021). These differences were maintained at 4-years for both SRS-22 (0.51 vs. 0.86, P=0.001) and ODI (-10.73 vs. -16.69, P=0.012). Despite this effect, patients sustaining an operative SAE had greater PROM improvement than nonoperative patients (P<0.001).Conclusion.Patients affected by SAEs following surgery for ASLS had significantly less improvement of PROMs at 2- and 4-year follow-ups versus those without an SAE. Regardless of SAE occurrence, operatively treated patients had significantly greater improvement in PROMs than those treated nonoperatively.Level of Evidence: 2.
AB - Study Design.Secondary analysis of prospective multicenter cohort.Objective.To assess effect of serious adverse events (SAEs) on 2- and 4-year patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) in patients surgically treated for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis (ASLS).Summary of Background Data.Operative treatment for ASLS can improve health-related quality of life, but has high rates of SAEs. How these SAEs effect health-related quality of life remain unclear.Methods.The ASLS study assessed operative versus nonoperative ASLS treatment, with randomized and observational arms. Patients were 40- to 80-years-old with ASLS, defined as lumbar coronal Cobb ≥30° and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) ≥20 or Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) ≤4.0 in pain, function, and/or self-image domains. SRS-22 subscore and ODI were compared between operative patients with and without a related SAE and nonoperative patients using an as-treated analysis combining randomized and observational cohorts.Results.Two hundred eighty-six patients were enrolled, and 2- and 4-year follow-up rates were 90% and 81%, respectively, although at the time of data extraction not all patients were eligible for 4-year follow-up. A total of 97 SAEs were reported among 173 operatively treated patients. The most common were implant failure/pseudarthrosis (n=25), proximal junctional kyphosis/failure (n=10), and minor motor deficit (n=8). At 2 years patients with an SAE improved less than those without an SAE based on SRS-22 (0.52 vs. 0.79, P=0.004) and ODI (-11.59 vs. -17.34, P=0.021). These differences were maintained at 4-years for both SRS-22 (0.51 vs. 0.86, P=0.001) and ODI (-10.73 vs. -16.69, P=0.012). Despite this effect, patients sustaining an operative SAE had greater PROM improvement than nonoperative patients (P<0.001).Conclusion.Patients affected by SAEs following surgery for ASLS had significantly less improvement of PROMs at 2- and 4-year follow-ups versus those without an SAE. Regardless of SAE occurrence, operatively treated patients had significantly greater improvement in PROMs than those treated nonoperatively.Level of Evidence: 2.
KW - adult
KW - adverse events
KW - complications
KW - nonoperative
KW - outcomes
KW - scoliosis
KW - spine deformity
KW - surgery
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85070691100
U2 - 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003036
DO - 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003036
M3 - Article
C2 - 30921297
AN - SCOPUS:85070691100
SN - 0362-2436
VL - 44
SP - 1211
EP - 1219
JO - Spine
JF - Spine
IS - 17
ER -