Short and long-term readmission after major emergency abdominal surgery: a prospective Danish study
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PURPOSE: Major emergency abdominal surgery is associated with severe in-hospital complications and loss of performance. After discharge, a substantial fraction of patients are readmitted emergently; however, limited knowledge exists of the long-term consequences. The aim of this study was to examine the risks and causes of short-term (30-day) and long-term (180-day) readmission among patients undergoing major emergency abdominal surgery.
METHODS: This study included 504 patients who underwent major emergency abdominal surgery at the Zealand University Hospital between March 1, 2017, and February 28, 2019. The population was followed from 0 to 180 days after discharge, and detailed readmission information was registered. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine the independent risk factors for readmission within 30 and 180 days.
RESULTS: From 0 to 30 days after discharge, 161 (31.9%) patients were readmitted emergently, accumulating to 241 (47.8%) patients within 180 days after discharge. The main reasons for short-term readmission were related to the gastrointestinal tract and surgical wounds, whereas long-term readmissions were due to infections, cardiovascular complications, and abdominal pain. Stomal placement was an independent risk factor for short-term readmission, whereas an ASA score of 3 was a risk factor for both short-term and long-term readmission.
CONCLUSION: Close to 50% of all patients who underwent major emergency abdominal surgery had one or more emergency readmission within 180 days of discharge, and these data points towards the risk factors involved.
Original language | English |
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Journal | European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 295-304 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISSN | 1863-9933 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2024 |
Bibliographical note
© 2023. The Author(s).
- Humans, Patient Readmission, Prospective Studies, Postoperative Complications/epidemiology, Risk Factors, Denmark/epidemiology, Retrospective Studies
Research areas
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