Implication of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA-PS) on tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy outcomes

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-13-2023

Publication Title

American Journal of Otolaryngology

Abstract

Background: The American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical status classification (ASA-PS) is a simple categorization of a patient's physiological status during the perioperative period. The role of ASA-PS in predicting operative risk and complications following tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy (T ± A) has not been studied. The objective of the study was to identify the association of the pre-operative ASA-PS with 30-day complication rates and adverse events following T ± A. Study design: A retrospective analysis was performed using data from the American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database (ACS NSQIP) of patients aged 16 years or older who underwent T ± A between 2005 and 2016. Patients were stratified into ASA-PS Classes I/II and III/IV. Patient demographics, preoperative comorbidities, pre-operative laboratory values, operation-specific variables, and postoperative outcomes in the 30-day period following surgery were compared between the two subsets of ASA-PS groups. Results: On multivariate analysis, patients with ASA class III and IV were more likely to experience an unplanned readmission (OR 1.39, 95 % CI 1.09–1.76; p = 0.007), overall complications (OR 1.49, 95 % CI 1.28–1.72; p < 0.001), major complications (OR 1.52, 95 % CI 1.31–1.77, p ≤ 0.001), reoperation (OR 1.33, 95 % CI 1.04–1.69; p = 0.022), and extended length of stay >1 day (OR 1.78, 95 % CI 1.41–2.25; p < 0.001) following a T ± A. Conclusion: Higher ASA-PS classification is an independent predictor of complications following T ± A. Surgeons should aim to optimize the systemic medical conditions of ASA-PS classes III and IV patients prior to T ± A and implement post-operative management protocols specific to these patients to decrease morbidity, complications, and overall health care cost.

PubMed ID

37068319

Volume

44

Issue

4

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