Defining the Burden of Emergency General Surgery in Transplant Patients: A Nationwide Examination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transplant patients are at the risk of serious sequelae from medical and surgical intervention. The incidence and burden of emergency general surgery (EGS) in transplant patients are scarcely known. This study aims to identify predictors of outcomes in transplant patients with EGS needs.

Methods

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2007-2011) was queried for adult patients (aged ≥16 y) who underwent abdominal visceral transplantation. These were further queried for a secondary diagnosis of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-defined EGS condition. Outcome measures included mortality, complications, length of stay, and cost of care. Propensity scores were used to match patients across baseline characteristics. Multivariate analysis was used to further adj

SUBMITTER: Bhatti UF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10182896 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature