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Previous Use of Mammography as a Proxy for General Health Checks in Association with Better Outcomes after Major Surgeries

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  • Ying-Hsuan Tai

    (Department of Anesthesiology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan
    Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan)

  • Ta-Liang Chen

    (Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
    Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan)

  • Yih-Giun Cherng

    (Department of Anesthesiology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan
    Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan)

  • Chun-Chieh Yeh

    (Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    Department of Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60607, USA)

  • Chuen-Chau Chang

    (Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
    Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Anesthesiology and Health Policy Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Chien-Chang Liao

    (Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
    Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Anesthesiology and Health Policy Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Research Center of Big Data and Meta-Analysis, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan)

Abstract

Although previous studies have shown that health checks may improve several risk factors for chronic diseases, the effect of preoperative health checks on postoperative recovery in surgical patients remains unknown. We aimed to investigate the association between preoperative use of mammography and the risk of perioperative complications. We conducted a matched cohort study of 152,411 patients aged ≥47 years who received mammography screening and later underwent major surgery from 2008 to 2013. Using a propensity score matching procedure adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, medical condition, surgery type, and anesthesia type, 152,411 controls who underwent surgery but were not screened were selected. We collected patients’ characteristics and medical conditions from claims data of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance. Logistic regressions were used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for postoperative complications and in-hospital mortality associated with mammography screening. Patients receiving mammography prior to major surgery had significantly lower risks of perioperative complications, including pneumonia, septicemia, acute renal failure, stroke, urinary tract infection, deep wound infection, acute myocardial infarction, intensive care unit stay, and 30 day in-hospital mortality (OR 0.45, 95% CI 0.38–0.53). The association was consistent across each stratum of age, number of hospitalizations, emergency visits, and comorbidities. In conclusion, preoperative use of mammography was strongly associated with fewer perioperative complications and less in-hospital mortality after major surgeries. The evidence provided by this study justifies the implementation of preoperative health checks in clinical practice.

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  • Ying-Hsuan Tai & Ta-Liang Chen & Yih-Giun Cherng & Chun-Chieh Yeh & Chuen-Chau Chang & Chien-Chang Liao, 2019. "Previous Use of Mammography as a Proxy for General Health Checks in Association with Better Outcomes after Major Surgeries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-10, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:22:p:4432-:d:286086
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    1. Yu-Ming Wu & Hsien-Cheng Kuo & Chun-Cheng Li & Hsiang-Ling Wu & Jui-Tai Chen & Yih-Giun Cherng & Tzeng-Ji Chen & Ying-Xiu Dai & Hsin-Yi Liu & Ying-Hsuan Tai, 2020. "Preexisting Dementia Is Associated with Increased Risks of Mortality and Morbidity Following Major Surgery: A Nationwide Propensity Score Matching Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-12, November.

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