Outcomes of emergency general surgery admissions in patients experiencing homelessness: A matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Housing status impacts outcomes after elective and emergent operations but has not been well studied in the emergency general surgery population. This study investigates the impact of housing status on complications and 30-day follow-up, emergency department visits, and readmissions after emergency general surgery admission.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective matched cohort study of adult patients admitted with an emergency general surgery diagnosis at an urban, safety net hospital from 2014 to 2021. Patients were matched 1 to 2 on the basis of age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index, diagnosis, and operative status. The primary exposure was unhoused status. The primary outcome was in-hospital complications. Secondary outcomes included intensive care unit admission

SUBMITTER: Smith SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575721 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature