Postoperative complications: an observational study of trends in the United States from 2012 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative complications continue to constitute a major issue for both the healthcare system and the individual patient and are associated with inferior outcomes and higher healthcare costs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the trends of postoperative complication rates over a 7-year period.

Methods

The NSQIP datasets from 2012 to 2018 were used to assess 30-day complication incidence rates including mortality rate following surgical procedures within ten surgical subspecialties. Multivariable logistic regression was used to associate complication rates with dataset year, while adjusting for relevant confounders.

Results

A total of 5,880,829 patients undergoing major surgery were included. Particularly the incidence rates of four complications

SUBMITTER: Dencker EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8571843 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature