TY - JOUR
T1 - Ninety-day readmission after colorectal cancer surgery in a Veterans Affairs cohort
AU - Orcutt, Sonia T.
AU - Li, Linda T.
AU - Balentine, Courtney J.
AU - Albo, Daniel
AU - Awad, Samir S.
AU - Berger, David H.
AU - Anaya, Daniel A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - Background Readmissions following colorectal surgery are common. However, there are limited data examining unplanned readmissions (URs) after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. The goal of this study was to identify reasons and predictors of UR, and to examine their clinical impact on CRC patients. Methods A retrospective cohort study using a prospective CRC surgery database of patients treated at a VA tertiary referral center was performed (2005-2011). Ninety-day URs were recorded and classified based on reason for readmission. Clinical impact of UR was measured using a validated classification for postoperative complications. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of UR. Results 487 patients were included; 104 (21%) required UR. Although the majority of UR were due to surgical reasons (n = 72, 69%), medical complications contributed to 25% of all readmission events. Nearly half of UR (n = 44, 40%) had significant clinical implications requiring invasive interventions, intensive care unit stays, or led to death. After multivariate logistic regression, the following independent predictors of UR were identified: African-American race (odds ratio [OR] 0.47 [0.27-0.88]), ostomy creation (OR 2.50 [1.33-4.70]), and any postoperative complication (OR 4.36 [2.48-7.68]). Conclusions Ninety-day URs following colorectal cancer surgery are common, and represent serious events associated with worse outcomes. In addition to postoperative complications, surgical details that can be anticipated (i.e., ileostomy creation) and medical events unrelated to surgery, both contribute as important and potentially preventable reasons for UR. Future studies should focus on developing and examining interventions focused at improving the process of perioperative care for this high-risk population.
AB - Background Readmissions following colorectal surgery are common. However, there are limited data examining unplanned readmissions (URs) after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. The goal of this study was to identify reasons and predictors of UR, and to examine their clinical impact on CRC patients. Methods A retrospective cohort study using a prospective CRC surgery database of patients treated at a VA tertiary referral center was performed (2005-2011). Ninety-day URs were recorded and classified based on reason for readmission. Clinical impact of UR was measured using a validated classification for postoperative complications. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of UR. Results 487 patients were included; 104 (21%) required UR. Although the majority of UR were due to surgical reasons (n = 72, 69%), medical complications contributed to 25% of all readmission events. Nearly half of UR (n = 44, 40%) had significant clinical implications requiring invasive interventions, intensive care unit stays, or led to death. After multivariate logistic regression, the following independent predictors of UR were identified: African-American race (odds ratio [OR] 0.47 [0.27-0.88]), ostomy creation (OR 2.50 [1.33-4.70]), and any postoperative complication (OR 4.36 [2.48-7.68]). Conclusions Ninety-day URs following colorectal cancer surgery are common, and represent serious events associated with worse outcomes. In addition to postoperative complications, surgical details that can be anticipated (i.e., ileostomy creation) and medical events unrelated to surgery, both contribute as important and potentially preventable reasons for UR. Future studies should focus on developing and examining interventions focused at improving the process of perioperative care for this high-risk population.
KW - Colorectal cancer surgery
KW - Health care delivery
KW - Hospital readmissions
KW - Outcomes research
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jss.2015.11.026
DO - 10.1016/j.jss.2015.11.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 27020821
AN - SCOPUS:84961180372
SN - 0022-4804
VL - 201
SP - 370
EP - 377
JO - Journal of Surgical Research
JF - Journal of Surgical Research
IS - 2
ER -