Incidence and risk factors for unplanned readmission after colorectal surgery: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unplanned readmissions (URs) after colorectal surgery (CRS) are common, expensive, and result from failure to progress in postoperative recovery. These are considered preventable, although the true extent is yet to be defined. In addition, their successful prediction remains elusive due to significant heterogeneity in this field of research. This systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies aimed to identify the clinically relevant predictors of UR after colorectal surgery.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted using indexed sources (The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, and Embase) to search for published studies in English between 1996 and 2022. The search strategy returned 625 studies for screening of which, 150 were duplicat

SUBMITTER: D'Souza J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653493 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature