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  • Surgical Outcomes Research
  • Patient Risk Stratification

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  • Impaired functional status correlates with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality.
  • The Vizient program introduced a debility risk model to identify patients with diminished functional capacity.
  • This study investigates the novel Vizient debility model's association with inpatient surgical outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the Vizient debility risk model's predictive accuracy for postsurgical outcomes.
  • To determine the relationship between the debility code and patient outcomes in a tertiary care setting.
  • To assess the utility of the debility model in risk stratification for surgical patients.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Vizient database data from January 2017 to December 2018.
  • Compared surgical outcomes between patients coded with and without debility.
  • Employed chi-squared analysis to assess differences in mortality, readmission, and specific postoperative complications.

Main Results:

  • Patients with debility exhibited higher mortality rates (3% vs. 2%, P=.0103).
  • Debility was associated with increased 30-day readmission rates (16% vs. 8%, P<.0001).
  • Higher inpatient complication rates were observed in debility patients across neurosurgery, trauma, general, and cardiac surgery.

Conclusions:

  • The Vizient debility code effectively predicts postsurgical outcomes and aids in patient risk stratification.
  • Preoperative functional status assessments are crucial for surgical patient evaluation.
  • Further research can explore the impact of outpatient debility assessments on surgical outcomes.