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Better characterization of operation for ulcerative colitis through the National surgical quality improvement
William Y Luo1, Stefan D Holubar2, Liliana Bordeianou3
1University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Insights
This study identified predictors for delayed pouch surgery in ulcerative colitis patients undergoing restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Higher UC surgery volume and absence of dysplasia predicted pouch delay, but not complication severity.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Surgical Innovation
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research
Background:
- Quality measurements for restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (RPC-IPAA) in ulcerative colitis (UC) lack consensus.
- Existing systems like the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) have limitations in classifying staged RPC-IPAA procedures.
- A need exists for improved classification and analysis of complex, multi-stage IBD surgeries.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and utilize a specialized Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) surgery registry incorporating IBD-specific variables into NSQIP.
- To analyze staged RPC-IPAA approaches for UC in greater detail.
- To identify independent predictors of pouch delay and postoperative complication severity in RPC-IPAA for UC.
Main Methods:
- A validated database combining NSQIP and IBD-specific perioperative variables from 11 US sites (March 2017-March 2019) was queried.
- Cases were classified into immediate versus delayed pouch construction.
- Statistical analysis identified predictors for pouch delay and complication severity.
Main Results:
- Out of 430 patients, 46 (28%) had immediate pouches and 118 (72%) had delayed pouches.
- Higher UC surgery volume (p=0.01) and absence of colonic dysplasia (p=0.04) were significant predictors of delayed pouch surgery.
- Delayed pouch formation did not significantly predict postoperative complication severity.
Conclusions:
- The developed NSIP-IBD registry enables improved classification of complex surgical operations for UC.
- Disease-specific variables enhance the analysis of predictors for staged pouch construction and complications.
- This multicenter effort identifies key factors associated with delayed pouch formation in UC RPC-IPAA.
Introduction:
There is little consensus of quality measurements for restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(RPC-IPAA) performed for ulcerative colitis(UC). The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program(NSQIP) cannot accurately classify RPC-IPAA staged approaches. We formed an IBD-surgery registry that added IBD-specific variables to NSQIP to study these staged approaches in greater detail.
Methods:
We queried our validated database of IBD surgeries across 11 sites in the US from March 2017 to March 2019, containing general NSQIP and IBD-specific perioperative variables. We classified cases into delayed versus immediate pouch construction and looked for independent predictors of pouch delay and postoperative Clavien-Dindo complication severity.
Results:
430 patients received index surgery or completed pouches. Among completed pouches, 46(28%) and 118(72%) were immediate and delayed pouches, respectively. Significant predictors for delayed pouch surgery included higher UC surgery volume(p = 0.01) and absence of colonic dysplasia(p = 0.04). Delayed pouch formation did not significantly predict complication severity.
Conclusions:
Our data allows improved classification of complex operations. Curating disease-specific variables allows for better analysis of predictors of delayed versus immediate pouch construction and postoperative complication severity.
Short Summary:
We applied our previously validated novel NSIP-IBD database for classifying complex, multi-stage surgical approaches for UC to a degree that was not possible prior to our collaborative effort. From this, we describe predictive factors for delayed pouch formation in UC RPC-IPAA with the largest multicenter effort to date.
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