Postoperative day 1 discharge after anatomic lung resection: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons database analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although minimally invasive techniques have led to shorter hospitalizations, discharge on postoperative day 1 is still uncommon. We hypothesized that day 1 discharge could be performed safely and that there might be significant variation in day 1 discharge rates between hospitals.

Methods

We identified patients with lung cancer who underwent lobectomy and segmentectomy in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database from 2012 to 2017. The 10% longest hospital stay outliers were excluded. A multivariable regression model was created to assess for factors associated with day 1 discharge and readmission.

Results

A total of 46,325 patients were examined, and 1821 patients (3.9%) were discharged on day 1. This rate increased from 3.4% to 5.3% over the course of the

SUBMITTER: Linden PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7890415 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature