Association of Frailty and Postoperative Complications With Unplanned Readmissions After Elective Outpatient Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Ambulatory surgery in geriatric populations is increasingly prevalent. Prior studies have demonstrated the association between frailty and readmissions in the inpatient setting. However, few data exist regarding the association between frailty and readmissions after outpatient procedures.

Objective

To examine the association between frailty and 30-day unplanned readmissions after elective outpatient surgical procedures as well as the potential mediation of surgical complications.

Design, setting, and participants

In this retrospective cohort study of elective outpatient procedures from 2012 and 2013 in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database, 417 840 patients who underwent elective outpatient procedures were stratified into cohort

SUBMITTER: Rothenberg KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6632151 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature