Cost of postoperative ileus following colorectal surgery: A cost analysis in the Australian public hospital setting.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Postoperative ileus (POI) following surgery results in significant morbidity, drastically increasing hospital costs. As there are no specific Australian data, this study aimed to measure the cost of POI after colorectal surgery in an Australian public hospital.

Methods

A cost analysis was performed, for major elective colorectal surgical cases between 2018 and 2021 at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. POI was defined as not achieving GI-2, the validated composite measure, by postoperative day 4. Demographics, length of stay and 30-day complications were recorded retrospectively. Costings in Australian dollars were collected from comprehensive hospital billing data. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed.

Results

Of the 415 patients included, 34.9% (n = 145

SUBMITTER: Traeger L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796387 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature