Abstract
Purpose
For young children and adolescents with Chiari malformation type I (CM-I), the determinants of extended length of hospital stay (LOS) after neurosurgical suboccipital decompression are obscure. Here, we investigate the impact of patient- and hospital-level risk factors on extended LOS following surgical decompression for CM-I in young children to adolescents.
Methods
The Kids’ Inpatient Database year 2012 was queried. Pediatric CM-I patients (6–18 years) undergoing surgical decompression were identified. Weighted patient demographics, comorbidities, complications, LOS, disposition, and total cost were recorded. A multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the odds ratio for risk-adjusted LOS. The primary outcome was the degree patient comorbidities or post-operative complications correlated with extended LOS.
Results
A total of 1592 pediatric CM-I patients were identified for which 328 (20.6%) patients had extended LOS (normal LOS, 1264; extended LOS, 328). Age, gender, race, median household income quartile, and healthcare coverage distributions were similar between the two cohorts. Patients with extended LOS had significantly greater admission comorbidities including headache symptoms, nausea and vomiting, obstructive hydrocephalus, lack of coordination, deficiency anemias, and fluid and electrolyte disorders. On multivariate logistic regression, several risk factors were associated with extended LOS, including headache symptoms, obstructive hydrocephalus, and fluid and electrolyte disorders.
Conclusions
Our study using the Kids’ Inpatient Database demonstrates that presenting symptoms and signs, including headaches and obstructive hydrocephalus, respectively, are significantly associated with extended LOS following decompression for pediatric CM-I.
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Elsamadicy, A.A., Koo, A.B., David, W.B. et al. Pre-operative headaches and obstructive hydrocephalus predict an extended length of stay following suboccipital decompression for pediatric Chiari I malformation. Childs Nerv Syst 37, 91–99 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04688-2
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