Factors Associated with 30-Day Adverse Events After Brachial Plexus Neurolysis

CONCLUSIONS: Episode-of-care postoperative complication and reoperation after brachial plexus neurolysis are associated with operative time, which may be partially related to surgical complexity, additional procedures, and/or surgeon experience. Rib resection procedures are associated with a higher risk of readmission.CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Our findings may be applied to preoperative risk stratification and patient counseling. Our research questions the role of bony rib resection in the routine treatment of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome when soft tissue release alone may be successful. Future research is necessary to define risk profiles for different surgical indications and concomitant procedures.TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic III.PMID:36425386 | PMC:PMC9678724 | DOI:10.1016/j.jhsg.2022.08.007

Source: Hand Surgery - November 25, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Dafang Zhang Rohit Garg Bassem Elhassan Jonathan Winograd Source Type: research