Emergency thoracic surgery patients have worse risk-adjusted outcomes than non-emergency patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outcomes for patients undergoing emergency thoracic operations have not been well described. This study was designed to compare postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing emergency versus nonemergency thoracic operations.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database (2005-2018). We identified patients who underwent emergency thoracic operations using current procedural technology codes. Patients were then sorted into 1 of 4 cohorts: lung and chest wall, hiatal hernia, esophagus, and pericardium. Emergency versus nonemergency outcomes were compared. Univariate logistic regression was performed with "emergency status" as the independent variable and 30-day postoperative outcomes as

SUBMITTER: Dyas AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11809441 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature