Factors Associated with Hospital Admission after Outpatient Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine factors associated with 0- to 7-day admission after outpatient surgery in high-volume specialties: general surgery, orthopedics, urology, ear/nose/throat, and podiatry.

Study design

We calculated rates and assessed diagnosis codes for 0- to 7-day admission after outpatient surgery for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Veterans Health Administration (VA) dually enrolled patients age 65 and older. We also estimated separate multilevel logistic regression models to compare patient, procedure, and facility characteristics associated with postoperative admission.

Data collection

2011-2013 surgical encounter data from the VA Corporate Data Warehouse; geographic data from the Area Health Resources File; CMS enrollment and hospital admi

SUBMITTER: Mull HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6153177 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature