Variation in reoperation after colorectal surgery in England as an indicator of surgical performance: retrospective analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe national reoperation rates after elective and emergency colorectal resection and to assess the feasibility of using reoperation as a quality indicator derived from routinely collected data in England.

Design

Retrospective observational study of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data.

Setting

HES dataset, an administrative dataset covering the entire English National Health Service.

Participants

All patients undergoing a primary colorectal resection in England between 2000 and 2008.

Main outcome measures

Reoperation after colorectal resection, defined as any reoperation for an intra-abdominal procedure or wound complication within 28 days of surgery on the index or subsequent admission to hospital.

Results

The national reopera

SUBMITTER: Burns EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3156827 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature