Postoperative rehospitalization in older surgical patients: an age-stratified analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults comprise 40% of surgical inpatients and are at increased risk of postoperative rehospitalization. A decade ago, 30-day rehospitalizations for Medicare patients were reported as 15%, and more than 70% was attributed to medical causes. In the interim, there have been several large-scale efforts to establish best practice for older patients through surgical quality programs and national initiatives by Medicare and the National Health Service. To understand the current state of rehospitalization in the USA, we sought to report the incidence and cause of 30-day rehospitalization across surgical types by age.

Study design

We performed a retrospective study utilizing the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) d

SUBMITTER: Andrew C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10286398 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature