Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Characteristics and outcomes of older patients undergoing out‐ versus inpatient surgery in Europe. A secondary analysis of the Peri‐interventional Outcome Study in the Elderly (POSE)
Authors' conclusion
Our results indicate that functional and cognitive status at baseline and follow-up were higher in planned outpatients than in planned inpatients. However, only short screening tools for the assessment of functional and cognitive status were used. Overall, outpatient interventions were associated with low mortality.
Study context
- Population
- Patients aged 80 years and older undergoing a procedure with anaesthesia care in Europe
- Participants
- 9,497 patients
- Comparison
- Planned outpatient vs planned inpatient surgery
- Outpatientsn = 1,935
- Inpatientsn = 7,562reference
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Estimated 30-day survival probability · 30 days
Outpatients
0.997
95% CI 0.994–0.999
Inpatients
0.948
95% CI 0.942–0.953
Further findings
Baseline characteristics
- Outpatients had fewer comorbidities and medications and underwent minor procedures more often than inpatients
Functional status · 30 days
- Outpatients more often independent at baseline, with a higher estimated probability of staying independent
Cognitive status (Mini-Cog word recall)
- Outpatients recalled three words at baseline and follow-up more often than inpatients
Original publication
Characteristics and outcomes of older patients undergoing out‐ versus inpatient surgery in Europe. A secondary analysis of the Peri‐interventional Outcome Study in the Elderly (POSE). Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 24 March 2025. doi:10.
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