Evaluation of regional variations in length of stay after elective, uncomplicated carotid endarterectomy in North America.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to evaluate factors affecting regional variation in length of stay (LOS) after elective, uncomplicated carotid endarterectomy (CEA).

Methods

Data were obtained from the Vascular Quality Initiative database and included patients with complete data who received elective CEA without complications between 2012 and 2017 across 18 regions in North America and 294 centers. The main outcome measure was LOS >1 day after surgery (LOS >1 postoperative day [POD]). Using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression, multivariable modeling, and mixed-effects general linear modeling, we evaluated whether regional variations in LOS were independent of demographic, clinical, or center-related factors and to what extent these factors acc

SUBMITTER: Ross EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8269949 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature