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Patterns of readmission among the elderly after hepatopancreatobiliary surgery
Anghela Z Paredes1, Eliza W Beal1, Fabio Bagante1
1Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Background:
The objective of this study was to examine risk factors and outcomes of hospital readmission following complex hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery among the elderly.
Methods:
The Nationwide Readmissions Database was queried for patients ≥ 60 years who underwent HPB surgery during 2010-2015.
Results:
The incidence of 30- and 90-day readmission was similar among patients 60-74 vs. ≥75 (P > 0.05). Patients age 60-74 years with ≥2 comorbidities had an increased odds of 30-day (OR 1.13, p = 0.021) and 90-day (OR 1.13, p = 0.005) readmission. Patients ≥75 years with ≥2 comorbidities had the highest in-hospital mortality (5%) whereas patients 60-74 years with 0 or 1 comorbidity had the lowest in-hospital mortality on readmission (3%).
Conclusion:
Following an HPB procedure, roughly 1 in 7 elderly patients were readmitted within 30 days and 1 in 4 patients within 90 days. Elderly patients with multiple comorbidities were more likely to be readmitted at non-index hospitals.
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