RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Simpler, Modified Frailty Index Weighted by Complication Occurrence Correlates to Pain and Disability for Adult Spinal Deformity Patients
JF International Journal of Spine Surgery
JO Int J Spine Surg
FD International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
SP 1031
OP 1036
DO 10.14444/7154
VO 14
IS 6
A1 PASSIAS, PETER G.
A1 BORTZ, COLE A.
A1 PIERCE, KATHERINE E.
A1 ALAS, HADDY
A1 BROWN, AVERY
A1 VASQUEZ-MONTES, DENNIS
A1 NAESSIG, SARA
A1 AHMAD, WALEED
A1 DIEBO, BASSEL G.
A1 RAMAN, TINA
A1 PROTOPSALTIS, THEMISTOCLES S.
A1 BUCKLAND, AARON J.
A1 GERLING, MICHAEL C.
A1 LAFAGE, RENAUD
A1 LAFAGE, VIRGINIE
YR 2020
UL https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/14/6/1031.abstract
AB Background: The Miller et al adult spinal deformity frailty index (ASD-FI) correlates with complication risk; however, its development was not rooted in clinical outcomes, and the 40 factors needed for its calculation limit the index's clinical utility. The present study aimed to develop a simplified, weighted frailty index for ASD patientsMethods: This study is a retrospective review of a single-center database. Component ASD-FI parameters contributing to overall ASD-FI score were assessed via Pearson correlation. Top significant, clinically relevant factors were regressed against ASD-FI score to generate the modified ASD-FI (mASD-FI). Component mASD-FI factors were regressed against incidence of medical complications, and factor weights were calculated from regression of these coefficients. Total mASD-FI score ranged from 0 to 21, and was calculated by summing weights of expressed parameters. Linear regression and published ASD-FI cutoffs generated corresponding mASD-FI frailty cutoffs: not frail (NF, <7), frail (7–12), severely frail (SF, >12). Analysis of variance assessed the relationship between frailty category and validated baseline measures of pain and disability at baseline.Results: The study included 50 ASD patients. Eight factors were included in the mASD-FI. Overall mean mASD-FI score was 5.7 ± 5.2. Combined, factors comprising the mASD-FI showed a trend of predicting the incidence of medical complications (Nagelkerke R2 = 0.558; Cox & Snell R2 = 0.399; P = .065). Breakdown by frailty category is NF (70%), frail (12%), and SF (18%). Increasing frailty category was associated with significant impairments in measures of pain and disability: Oswestry Disability Index (NF: 23.4; frail: 45.0; SF: 49.3; P < .001), SRS-22r (NF: 3.5; frail: 2.6; SF: 2.4; P = .001), Pain Catastrophizing Scale (NF: 41.9; frail: 32.4; SF: 27.6; P < .001), and NRS Leg Pain (NF: 2.3; frail: 7.2; SF: 5.6; P = .001).Conclusions: This study modifies an existing ASD frailty index and proposes a weighted, shorter mASD-FI. The mASD-FI relies less on patient-reported variables, and it weights component factors by their contribution to adverse outcomes. Because increasing mASD-FI score is associated with inferior clinical measures of pain and disability, the mASD-FI may serve as a valuable tool for preoperative risk assessment.