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Accuracy of preoperative lung ultrasound score for the prediction of major adverse cardiac events in elderly patients undergoing HIP surgery under spinal anesthesia: The LUSHIP multicenter observational prospective study

  • Luigi Vetrugno*
  • , Enrico Boero
  • , Paola Berchialla
  • , Francesco Forfori
  • , Mattia Bernardinetti
  • , Savino Spadaro
  • , Gianmaria Cammarota
  • , Andrea Bruni
  • , Eugenio Garofalo
  • , Marco Tescione
  • , Cristian Deana
  • , Nicola Federici
  • , Lisa Mattuzzi
  • , Francesco Meroi
  • , Luca Flaibani
  • , Andrea Cortegiani
  • , Federico Longhini
  • , Alessandro Cavarape
  • , Daniele Guerino Biasucci
  • , Stefano D'Incà
  • Anna Pesamosca, Agnese Cattarossi, Saskia Granzotti, Loris D'Orlando, Felice Urso, Camilla Colombotto, Pieter Roel Tuinman, Edoardo de Robertis, Sergio Livigni, Salvatore Maurizio Maggiore, Vito Marco Ranieri, Elena Giovanna Bignami, Sandro Pregnolato, Francesco Corradi, Federico Dazzi, Sara Tempini, Alessandro Isirdi, Moro Federico, Nicole Giovane, Milo Vason, Carlo Alberto Volta, Edoardo De Robertis, Fabio Gori, Rachele Simonte, Michela Neri, Auro Caraffa, Giovanni Cosco, Eugenio Vadalà, Demetrio Labate, Nicola Polimeni, Marilena Napolitano, Sebastiano Macheda, Angela Corea, Lucia Lentin, Michele Divella, Daniele Orso, Clara Zaghis, Silvia Del Rio, Serena Tomasino, Alessandro Brussa, Natascia D'Andrea, Simone Bressan, Valentina Bellini, Giuseppe Neri, Pietro Giammanco, Alberto Nicolò Galvano, Mariachiara Ippolito, Fabrizio Ricci, Francesca Stefani, LUSHIP Study Group, Active Ageing interdisciplinary Team
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Gabriele d'Annunzio University
  • SS. Annunziata Hospital
  • Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Molinette San Giovanni Battista Di Torino
  • University of Turin
  • University of Pisa
  • Universita Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
  • University of Ferrara
  • University of Eastern Piedmont
  • Magna Græcia University
  • Grande Ospedale Metropolitano
  • Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale
  • University of Udine
  • University of Palermo
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
  • University of Rome Tor Vergata
  • Tolmezzo Hospital
  • Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  • University of Perugia
  • University of Bologna
  • Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Policlinico S. Orsola
  • University of Parma
  • University of Pavia
  • University Hospital of Perugia
  • Cosenza Hospital

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Abstract

Background and objective: We hypothesize that lung ultrasound scores (LUS) can help stratify the cardiac risk of elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery for hip fracture, adding value to the Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI), the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA-PS) and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Myocardial infarction and Cardiac arrest (NSQIP-MICA). Methods: Prospective, observational multicenter study of 11 Italian hospitals on patients aged >65 years with hip fractures needing urgent surgery. Subjects with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in the previous 6 months or with ongoing acute heart failure were excluded. Trained anesthesiologists obtained preoperative LUS scores during preoperative evaluation. ROC curve analysis and comparison were used to evaluate test accuracy. Results: A total of 877 patients were enrolled in the study period. 108 MACE events occurred in 98 patients, with an overall incidence of 11.2%. LUS score was higher in complicated than non-complicated patients, 11.6 ± 6.64 vs. 4.97 ± 4.90 (p < 0.001). Preoperative LUS score ≥8 showed both better AUC (0.78) and accuracy (0.76) in predicting MACE than the RCRI scores (p < 0.001), MICA scores (p = 0.001) and ASA classes (p < 0.001). LUS sensitivity was 0.71, specificity was 0.76, negative predictive value was 0.95. LUS score ≥8 showed an OR for MACE of 5.81[95% CI 3.55–9.69] at multivariate analysis. 91 patients (10.4%) experienced postoperative pneumonia showing a preoperative LUS score higher in the non-pneumonia group, p < 0.001. Conclusions: The preoperative LUS score, with its high negative predictive value, could improve patients’ risk stratification when used alone or add further value to the RCRI score. Registration: Registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT04074876.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101432
JournalAnaesthesia, critical care and pain medicine
Volume43
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2024

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Keywords

  • Hip fracture
  • Lung ultrasound
  • Major adverse cardiac events
  • Post-operative pneumonia
  • Preoperative evaluation

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