TY - JOUR
T1 - Short-term outcomes and cost of care of treatment of head and neck paragangliomas
AU - Chan, Jason Y.K.
AU - Li, Ryan J.
AU - Gourin, Christine G.
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Objectives/Hypothesis To characterize contemporary treatment of head and neck paragangliomas and the effect of treatment on postoperative complications, length of stay, and costs. Study Design Retrospective cross-sectional study. Methods Discharge data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 7,791 patients who underwent endovascular or surgical treatment of head and neck paragangliomas between 1993 and 2008 were analyzed using cross tabulations and multivariate regression modeling. Results Surgery only was performed in 91% of cases, embolization alone was performed in 4% of cases, and both embolization and surgery were performed in 5% of cases. Postoperative surgical complications were significantly more likely in patients undergoing embolization and surgery during the same admission (odds ratio [OR], 2.3; P =.031), whereas acute medical complications were more likely in patients undergoing embolization only (OR, 3.9; P =.001). Embolization alone was specifically associated with an increased risk of acute renal failure (OR, 8.2; P =.026) and pneumonia (OR, 3.9; P =.001). Cranial nerve injury was associated with increased odds of dysphagia (OR, 8.5; P =.004), and dysphagia was associated with increased odds of voice disturbance (OR, 5.1; P =.004). Embolization, with or without surgery during the same admission, was associated with significantly increased hospital-related costs, after controlling for all other variables. Conclusions Endovascular treatment of head and neck paragangliomas is associated with an increase in complications and hospital-related costs. Although these findings may reflect larger tumor size and comorbidity in patients selected for embolization, these data suggest a need to reexamine the benefits and cost-effectiveness of embolization in surgical patients. Level of Evidence 2c. Laryngoscope, 2013
AB - Objectives/Hypothesis To characterize contemporary treatment of head and neck paragangliomas and the effect of treatment on postoperative complications, length of stay, and costs. Study Design Retrospective cross-sectional study. Methods Discharge data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 7,791 patients who underwent endovascular or surgical treatment of head and neck paragangliomas between 1993 and 2008 were analyzed using cross tabulations and multivariate regression modeling. Results Surgery only was performed in 91% of cases, embolization alone was performed in 4% of cases, and both embolization and surgery were performed in 5% of cases. Postoperative surgical complications were significantly more likely in patients undergoing embolization and surgery during the same admission (odds ratio [OR], 2.3; P =.031), whereas acute medical complications were more likely in patients undergoing embolization only (OR, 3.9; P =.001). Embolization alone was specifically associated with an increased risk of acute renal failure (OR, 8.2; P =.026) and pneumonia (OR, 3.9; P =.001). Cranial nerve injury was associated with increased odds of dysphagia (OR, 8.5; P =.004), and dysphagia was associated with increased odds of voice disturbance (OR, 5.1; P =.004). Embolization, with or without surgery during the same admission, was associated with significantly increased hospital-related costs, after controlling for all other variables. Conclusions Endovascular treatment of head and neck paragangliomas is associated with an increase in complications and hospital-related costs. Although these findings may reflect larger tumor size and comorbidity in patients selected for embolization, these data suggest a need to reexamine the benefits and cost-effectiveness of embolization in surgical patients. Level of Evidence 2c. Laryngoscope, 2013
KW - Nationwide Inpatient Sample
KW - Paraganglioma
KW - carotid body
KW - complications
KW - glomus vagale
KW - head and neck neoplasms
KW - surgery
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U2 - 10.1002/lary.23856
DO - 10.1002/lary.23856
M3 - Article
C2 - 23737361
AN - SCOPUS:84879413785
SN - 0023-852X
VL - 123
SP - 1645
EP - 1651
JO - Laryngoscope
JF - Laryngoscope
IS - 7
ER -