N/A
N=244,976
Anticholinergic Risk Scale and Resource Use After Elective Noncardiac Surgery
Length of Stay · Anti Cholinergics · Surgical Procedure, Operative · Aged · Epidemiology
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03151616 ↗Enrolled (actual)
244,976
Serious AEs
—
Results posted
Jan 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Hospital Length of Stay — 6.8; 7.8; 7.5 Days
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- anticholinergic risk scale (Other)
- Age
- Older Adult · 65+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Primary completion
- Mar 2014
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Hospital Length of Stay |
6.8; 7.8; 7.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Costs of Care |
21528; 24108; 24610 | — |
| SECONDARY Institutional Discharge |
34724; 8885; 7371 | — |
| SECONDARY Mortality |
3515; 1154; 939 | — |
| SECONDARY Hospital Readmission |
10905; 2981; 2666 | — |
Summary
This study investigates the association of preoperative anticholinergic medication exposure with healthcare resource utilization in a population-based sample of older patients enrolled in a universal pharmacare program
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- at least 66 years old on the day of surgery
- Intermediate to high risk elective noncardiac surgery
Exclusion Criteria
-
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03151616). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.