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Using the Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System to Define the "High Risk" Surgical Patient
Adam R Dyas1, Michael R Bronsert2, Robert A Meguid2
1Surgical Outcomes and Applied Research Program, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Background:
Defining a "high risk" surgical population remains challenging. Using the Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS), we sought to define "high risk" groups for adverse postoperative outcomes.
Materials And Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed the 2009-2018 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. SURPAS calculated probabilities of 12 postoperative adverse events. The Hosmer Lemeshow graphs of deciles of risk and maximum Youden index were compared to define "high risk."
Results:
Hosmer-Lemeshow plots suggested the "high risk" patient could be defined by the 10th decile of risk. Maximum Youden index found lower cutoff points for defining "high risk" patients and included more patients with events. This resulted in more patients classified as "high risk" and higher number needed to treat to prevent one complication. Some specialties (thoracic, vascular, general) had more "high risk" patients, while others (otolaryngology, plastic) had lower proportions.
Conclusions:
SURPAS can define the "high risk" surgical population that may benefit from risk-mitigating interventions.
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