More problems, more money: Identifying and predicting high-cost rescue after colorectal surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Successful rescue after elective surgery is associated with increased healthcare costs, but costs vary widely. Treating all rescue events the same may overlook targeted opportunities for improvement. The purpose of this study was to predict high-cost rescue after elective colorectal surgery.

Methods

We identified adult patients in the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2021) who underwent elective colectomy or proctectomy. Rescued patients were defined as those who underwent additional major procedures. Three groups were stratified: 1) uneventful recovery; 2) Low-cost rescue; 3) High-cost rescue. Multivariable Poisson regression was used to identify preoperative clinical predictors of high-cost versus low-cost rescue.

Results

We identified 448,590 elective sur

SUBMITTER: Leeds IL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656212 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature