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Risk Factors Associated with ICU-Specific Care in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms

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Multiple studies suggest routine postoperative intensive care unit (ICUs) stays in presumed high-risk neurosurgical procedures may be unnecessary. Our objective was to evaluate the risk factors associated with ICU-specific needs… Click to show full abstract

Multiple studies suggest routine postoperative intensive care unit (ICUs) stays in presumed high-risk neurosurgical procedures may be unnecessary. Our objective was to evaluate the risk factors associated with ICU-specific needs in patients undergoing elective endovascular treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. A retrospective review of consecutive patients undergoing elective endovascular treatment of unruptured aneurysms was performed between January 2010 and January 2020 in a single academic medical center. Patient demographic information, aneurysm and treatment characteristics, intraoperative and postoperative complications, as well as ICU-specific needs, were abstracted. The primary outcome was ICU-specific needs. A total of 382 patient encounters in 344 unique patients were abstracted. 13.6% (52 of 382) of patient encounters had an ICU-specific need. Multivariate analysis revealed that age [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.04, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01–1.07, p = 0.03], procedure duration greater 200 min (adjusted OR 2.75, 95% CI 1.34–5.88, p = 0.007), and any intraoperative complication (adjusted OR 20.41, CI 7.97–56.57, p < 0.001) were independent predictors of postoperative ICU-specific needs. The majority of ICU-specific needs (94%, 49 of 52) occurred within 6 h of surgery. Our results show that age, procedure duration greater than or equal to 200 min, and intraoperative complication were independent predictors of postoperative ICU-specific needs in patients presenting for elective endovascular treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. The majority of ICU-specific needs and associated complications occurred in the immediate postoperative period. This data can be used to help decide the appropriate postoperative level of care in this patient population.

Keywords: endovascular treatment; treatment unruptured; icu specific; specific needs

Journal Title: Neurocritical Care
Year Published: 2021

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