Association between Preoperative Medication Lists and Postoperative Hospital Length of Stay after Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Background: Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery is the most common technique for the resection of pituitary adenoma. Data on factors associated with extended hospital stay after this surgery are limited. We aimed to characterize the relationship between preoperative medications and the risk of prolonged postoperative length of stay after this procedure. Methods: This single-center, retrospective cohort study included all adult patients scheduled for transsphenoidal pituitary surgery from 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2019. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical codes were used to identify patients’ preoperative medications. The primary outcome was a prolonged postoperative hospital length of stay. Secondary outcomes included unplanned admission to the Intensive Care Unit, and in-hospital and one-year

SUBMITTER: Saad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9572419 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature