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Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
Unplanned readmissions after vascular surgery.
Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 Februrary
OBJECTIVE: Existing literature on readmission after vascular surgery is limited. The upcoming reduction in Medicare reimbursement for institutions with high readmission rates mandates an accurate understanding of this issue. In this study, we characterize the frequency and causes of 30-day unplanned readmissions after elective vascular surgery.
METHODS: Patients who underwent elective carotid endarterectomy (CEA), endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), open abdominal aortic aneurysm (oAAA) repair, or infrainguinal bypass grafting (BPG) were identified from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) 2011 database (n = 11,246). Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine variables that contributed to 30-day unplanned readmissions for each surgery type.
RESULTS: The unadjusted unplanned readmission rates after the four vascular procedures ranged from 6.5% for CEA to 15.7% for BPG. In multivariable analyses, patient comorbidities were associated with unplanned readmission after BPG and CEA (P < .05), whereas postoperative complications were more consistently associated with unplanned readmission after EVAR and oAAA repair (P < .05). For all procedures, complications leading to readmission developed more frequently after discharge. Thirty-day mortality was significantly higher in readmitted patients after BPG (1.9% vs 0.3%), EVAR (3.9% vs 0.1%), and CEA (2.2% vs 0.2%; P < .001 for each), but not after oAAA repair.
CONCLUSIONS: Select comorbidities and postoperative complications contribute to unplanned readmissions after vascular surgery. The characteristics of readmitted patients vary with the type of procedure. Interventions designed to mitigate these factors have the potential to reduce unplanned readmissions but likely need to vary with the type of vascular treatment.
METHODS: Patients who underwent elective carotid endarterectomy (CEA), endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), open abdominal aortic aneurysm (oAAA) repair, or infrainguinal bypass grafting (BPG) were identified from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) 2011 database (n = 11,246). Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine variables that contributed to 30-day unplanned readmissions for each surgery type.
RESULTS: The unadjusted unplanned readmission rates after the four vascular procedures ranged from 6.5% for CEA to 15.7% for BPG. In multivariable analyses, patient comorbidities were associated with unplanned readmission after BPG and CEA (P < .05), whereas postoperative complications were more consistently associated with unplanned readmission after EVAR and oAAA repair (P < .05). For all procedures, complications leading to readmission developed more frequently after discharge. Thirty-day mortality was significantly higher in readmitted patients after BPG (1.9% vs 0.3%), EVAR (3.9% vs 0.1%), and CEA (2.2% vs 0.2%; P < .001 for each), but not after oAAA repair.
CONCLUSIONS: Select comorbidities and postoperative complications contribute to unplanned readmissions after vascular surgery. The characteristics of readmitted patients vary with the type of procedure. Interventions designed to mitigate these factors have the potential to reduce unplanned readmissions but likely need to vary with the type of vascular treatment.
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