Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative Outcomes
Objective:. We sought to examine whether the outcomes of patients who receive a surgical procedure on Friday the 13th differ from patients who receive surgery on flanking Fridays. Background:. Numerous studies have demonstrated that increased anxiety from the provider or patient around the time of s...
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| author | Sanjana Ranganathan, MBE Carlos Riveros, MD Michael Geng, BS Courtney Chang, MD Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, MPH, PhD Bheeshma Ravi, MD, PhD Zachary Melchiode, MD Siqi Hu, MD, PhD Kathleen Kobashi, MD, MBA Brian J. Miles, MD Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc Avery Nathens, MD, MPH, PhD Natalie Coburn, MD, MPH Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, CM Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FANZCA Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD, FRCSC Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS |
| author_facet | Sanjana Ranganathan, MBE Carlos Riveros, MD Michael Geng, BS Courtney Chang, MD Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, MPH, PhD Bheeshma Ravi, MD, PhD Zachary Melchiode, MD Siqi Hu, MD, PhD Kathleen Kobashi, MD, MBA Brian J. Miles, MD Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc Avery Nathens, MD, MPH, PhD Natalie Coburn, MD, MPH Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, CM Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FANZCA Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD, FRCSC Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS |
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| description | Objective:. We sought to examine whether the outcomes of patients who receive a surgical procedure on Friday the 13th differ from patients who receive surgery on flanking Fridays.
Background:. Numerous studies have demonstrated that increased anxiety from the provider or patient around the time of surgery can lead to worse outcomes. Superstitious patients often express significant concern and anxiety when undergoing a surgical procedure on Friday the 13th.
Methods:. A retrospective, population-based cohort study of 19,747 adults undergoing 1 of 25 common surgical procedures on Friday the 13th or flanking control Fridays (Friday the 6th and Friday the 20th) between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2019, with 1 year of follow-up. The main outcomes included death, readmission, and complications at 30 days (short-term), 90 days (intermediate-term), and 1 year (long-term).
Results:. A total of 7,349 (37.2%) underwent surgery on Friday the 13th, and 12,398 (62.8%) underwent surgery on a flanking Friday during the study period. Patient characteristics were similar between the 2 groups. We found no evidence that patients receiving surgery on Friday the 13th group were more likely to experience the composite primary outcome at 30 days [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.02 (95% CI = 0.94–1.09)], 90 days [aOR = 0.97 (95% CI = 0.90–1.04)], and 1 year [aOR = 0.99 (95% CI = 0.94–1.04)] after surgery.
Conclusion:. Patients receiving surgery on Friday the 13th do not appear to fare worse than those treated on ordinary Fridays with respect to the composite outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-53fd7d2a9f6043ccbb9a72d68e3f51c92025-01-24T09:18:25ZengWolters Kluwer HealthAnnals of Surgery Open2691-35932024-03-0151e37510.1097/AS9.0000000000000375202403000-00018Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative OutcomesSanjana Ranganathan, MBE0Carlos Riveros, MD1Michael Geng, BS2Courtney Chang, MD3Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, MPH, PhD4Bheeshma Ravi, MD, PhD5Zachary Melchiode, MD6Siqi Hu, MD, PhD7Kathleen Kobashi, MD, MBA8Brian J. Miles, MD9Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc10Avery Nathens, MD, MPH, PhD11Natalie Coburn, MD, MPH12Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, CM13Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FANZCA14Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD, FRCSC15Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS16From the * Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TXFrom the * Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TXFrom the * Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TXFrom the * Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX† Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA§ Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFrom the * Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TXFrom the * Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TXFrom the * Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TXFrom the * Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX¶ Division of Urology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA# Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada# Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada** Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada§§ Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada‖‖ Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFrom the * Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TXObjective:. We sought to examine whether the outcomes of patients who receive a surgical procedure on Friday the 13th differ from patients who receive surgery on flanking Fridays. Background:. Numerous studies have demonstrated that increased anxiety from the provider or patient around the time of surgery can lead to worse outcomes. Superstitious patients often express significant concern and anxiety when undergoing a surgical procedure on Friday the 13th. Methods:. A retrospective, population-based cohort study of 19,747 adults undergoing 1 of 25 common surgical procedures on Friday the 13th or flanking control Fridays (Friday the 6th and Friday the 20th) between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2019, with 1 year of follow-up. The main outcomes included death, readmission, and complications at 30 days (short-term), 90 days (intermediate-term), and 1 year (long-term). Results:. A total of 7,349 (37.2%) underwent surgery on Friday the 13th, and 12,398 (62.8%) underwent surgery on a flanking Friday during the study period. Patient characteristics were similar between the 2 groups. We found no evidence that patients receiving surgery on Friday the 13th group were more likely to experience the composite primary outcome at 30 days [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.02 (95% CI = 0.94–1.09)], 90 days [aOR = 0.97 (95% CI = 0.90–1.04)], and 1 year [aOR = 0.99 (95% CI = 0.94–1.04)] after surgery. Conclusion:. Patients receiving surgery on Friday the 13th do not appear to fare worse than those treated on ordinary Fridays with respect to the composite outcome.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000375 |
| spellingShingle | Sanjana Ranganathan, MBE Carlos Riveros, MD Michael Geng, BS Courtney Chang, MD Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, MPH, PhD Bheeshma Ravi, MD, PhD Zachary Melchiode, MD Siqi Hu, MD, PhD Kathleen Kobashi, MD, MBA Brian J. Miles, MD Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc Avery Nathens, MD, MPH, PhD Natalie Coburn, MD, MPH Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, CM Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FANZCA Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD, FRCSC Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative Outcomes Annals of Surgery Open |
| title | Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative Outcomes |
| title_full | Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative Outcomes |
| title_fullStr | Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative Outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative Outcomes |
| title_short | Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative Outcomes |
| title_sort | superstition in surgery a population based cohort study to assess the association between surgery on friday the 13th and postoperative outcomes |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000375 |
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