In:
Journal of Surgical Oncology, Wiley, Vol. 128, No. 2 ( 2023-08), p. 402-408
Kurzfassung:
Emergency department (ED) utilization after gastrointestinal cancer operations is poorly characterized. Our study objectives were to determine the incidence of, reasons for, and predictors of ED treat‐and‐release encounters after gastrointestinal cancer operations. Methods Patients who underwent elective esophageal, hepatobiliary, gastric, pancreatic, small intestinal, or colorectal operations for cancer were identified in the 2015–2017 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient and State Emergency Department Databases for New York, Maryland, and Florida. The primary outcomes were the incidence of ED treat‐and‐release encounters and readmissions within 30 days of discharge. Results Among 51 527 patients at 406 hospitals, 4047 (7.9%) had an ED treat‐and‐release encounter, and 5573 (10.8%) had an ED encounter with readmission. In total, 40.7% of ED encounters were treat‐and‐release encounters. ED treat‐and‐release encounters were most frequently for pain (12.0%), device/ostomy complaints (11.7%), or wound complaints (11.4%). ED treat‐and‐release encounters predictors included non‐Hispanic Black race/ethnicity (odds ratio [OR] 1.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12–1.37) and Medicare (OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.16–1.40) or Medicaid (OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.62–2.40) coverage. Conclusions ED treat‐and‐release encounters are common after major gastrointestinal operations, making up nearly half of postdischarge ED encounters. The reasons for ED treat‐and‐release encounters differ from those for ED encounters with readmissions.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0022-4790
,
1096-9098
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Wiley
Publikationsdatum:
2023
ZDB Id:
1475314-5