Defining benchmark outcomes for transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary adenomas: a multicenter analysis
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Defining benchmark outcomes for transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary adenomas: a multicenter analysis. / Drexler, Richard; Rotermund, Roman; Smith, Timothy R; Kilgallon, John L; Honegger, Jürgen; Nasi-Kordhishti, Isabella; Gardner, Paul A; Gersey, Zachary C; Abdallah, Hussein M; Jane, John A; Marino, Alexandria C; Knappe, Ulrich J; Uksul, Nesrin; Rzaev, Jamil A; Galushko, Evgeniy V; Gormolysova, Ekaterina V; Bervitskiy, Anatoliy V; Schroeder, Henry W S; Eördögh, Márton; Losa, Marco; Mortini, Pietro; Gerlach, Rüdiger; Azab, Mohammed; Budohoski, Karol P; Rennert, Robert C; Karsy, Michael; Couldwell, William T; Antunes, Apio C M; Westphal, Manfred; Ricklefs, Franz L; Flitsch, Jörg.
in: EUR J ENDOCRINOL, Jahrgang 189, Nr. 3, 01.09.2023, S. 379-386.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Defining benchmark outcomes for transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary adenomas: a multicenter analysis
AU - Drexler, Richard
AU - Rotermund, Roman
AU - Smith, Timothy R
AU - Kilgallon, John L
AU - Honegger, Jürgen
AU - Nasi-Kordhishti, Isabella
AU - Gardner, Paul A
AU - Gersey, Zachary C
AU - Abdallah, Hussein M
AU - Jane, John A
AU - Marino, Alexandria C
AU - Knappe, Ulrich J
AU - Uksul, Nesrin
AU - Rzaev, Jamil A
AU - Galushko, Evgeniy V
AU - Gormolysova, Ekaterina V
AU - Bervitskiy, Anatoliy V
AU - Schroeder, Henry W S
AU - Eördögh, Márton
AU - Losa, Marco
AU - Mortini, Pietro
AU - Gerlach, Rüdiger
AU - Azab, Mohammed
AU - Budohoski, Karol P
AU - Rennert, Robert C
AU - Karsy, Michael
AU - Couldwell, William T
AU - Antunes, Apio C M
AU - Westphal, Manfred
AU - Ricklefs, Franz L
AU - Flitsch, Jörg
N1 - © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Society of Endocrinology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
PY - 2023/9/1
Y1 - 2023/9/1
N2 - IMPORTANCE: Benchmarks aid in improve outcomes for surgical procedures. However, best achievable results that have been validated internationally for transsphenoidal surgery (TS) are not available.OBJECTIVE: We aimed to establish standardized outcome benchmarks for TS of pituitary adenomas.DESIGN: A total of 2685 transsphenoidal tumor resections from 9 expert centers in 3 continents were analyzed.SETTING: Patients were risk stratified, and the median values of each center's outcomes were established. The benchmark was defined as the 75th percentile of all median values for a particular outcome. The postoperative benchmark outcomes included surgical factors, endocrinology-specific values, and neurology-specific values.RESULTS: Of 2685 patients, 1149 (42.8%) defined the low-risk benchmark cohort. Within these benchmark cases, 831 (72.3%) patients underwent microscopic TS, and 308 (26.8%) patients underwent endoscopic endonasal resection. Of all tumors, 799 (29.8%) cases invaded the cavernous sinus. The postoperative complication rate was 19.6% with mortality between 0.0% and 0.8%. Benchmark cutoffs were ≤2.9% for reoperation rate, ≤1.9% for cerebrospinal fluid leak requiring intervention, and ≤15.5% for transient diabetes insipidus. At 6 months, benchmark cutoffs were calculated as follows: readmission rate: ≤6.9%, new hypopituitarism ≤6.0%, and tumor remnant ≤19.2%.CONCLUSIONS: This analysis defines benchmark values for TS targeting morbidity and mortality and represents the best outcomes in the best patients in expert centers. These cutoffs can be used to assess different centers, patient populations, and novel surgical techniques. It should be noted that the benchmark values may influence each other and must be evaluated in their own context.
AB - IMPORTANCE: Benchmarks aid in improve outcomes for surgical procedures. However, best achievable results that have been validated internationally for transsphenoidal surgery (TS) are not available.OBJECTIVE: We aimed to establish standardized outcome benchmarks for TS of pituitary adenomas.DESIGN: A total of 2685 transsphenoidal tumor resections from 9 expert centers in 3 continents were analyzed.SETTING: Patients were risk stratified, and the median values of each center's outcomes were established. The benchmark was defined as the 75th percentile of all median values for a particular outcome. The postoperative benchmark outcomes included surgical factors, endocrinology-specific values, and neurology-specific values.RESULTS: Of 2685 patients, 1149 (42.8%) defined the low-risk benchmark cohort. Within these benchmark cases, 831 (72.3%) patients underwent microscopic TS, and 308 (26.8%) patients underwent endoscopic endonasal resection. Of all tumors, 799 (29.8%) cases invaded the cavernous sinus. The postoperative complication rate was 19.6% with mortality between 0.0% and 0.8%. Benchmark cutoffs were ≤2.9% for reoperation rate, ≤1.9% for cerebrospinal fluid leak requiring intervention, and ≤15.5% for transient diabetes insipidus. At 6 months, benchmark cutoffs were calculated as follows: readmission rate: ≤6.9%, new hypopituitarism ≤6.0%, and tumor remnant ≤19.2%.CONCLUSIONS: This analysis defines benchmark values for TS targeting morbidity and mortality and represents the best outcomes in the best patients in expert centers. These cutoffs can be used to assess different centers, patient populations, and novel surgical techniques. It should be noted that the benchmark values may influence each other and must be evaluated in their own context.
U2 - 10.1093/ejendo/lvad124
DO - 10.1093/ejendo/lvad124
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 37668325
VL - 189
SP - 379
EP - 386
JO - EUR J ENDOCRINOL
JF - EUR J ENDOCRINOL
SN - 0804-4643
IS - 3
ER -