Trends in surgical volume and in-hospital mortality among United States cirrhosis hospitalizations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the aging population of patients with cirrhosis in the United States, there is a potentially increased need for surgical procedures. However, individuals with cirrhosis have increased perioperative risk relative to patients without cirrhosis. We sought to quantify temporal trends in cirrhosis surgical procedures and in-hospital mortality in relation to surgical procedure type, elective admission status and compensated vs. decompensated status.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of cirrhosis hospitalizations between 2005 and 2014 using the National Inpatient Sample. Surgical procedures of interest included cholecystectomy, hernia repair, and major abdominal, orthopedic and cardiovascular surgery. We plotted trends in volume and in-hospital mortali

SUBMITTER: Tessiatore KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7774658 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature