Costs of Care for Operative and Nonoperative Management of Emergency General Surgery Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many emergency general surgery (EGS) conditions can be managed operatively or nonoperatively, with outcomes that vary by diagnosis. We hypothesized that operative management would lead to higher in-hospital costs but to cost savings over time.

Background

EGS conditions account for $28 billion in health care costs in the United States annually. Compared with scheduled surgery, patients who undergo emergency surgery are at increased risk of complications, readmissions, and death, with accompanying costs of care that are up to 50% higher than elective surgery. Our prior work demonstrated that operative management had variable impacts on clinical outcomes depending on the EGS condition.

Methods

This was a nationwide, retrospective study using fee-for-service Med

SUBMITTER: Kaufman EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10939968 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature