ArticleWorld journal of surgery2009
Predictors of length of stay following colorectal resection for neoplasms in 183 Veterans Affairs patients.
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- The significance of underlying cardiac comorbidity on major adverse cardiac events after major liver resection.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association · 2016Article
- Lung and colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes in the Veterans Affairs health care system.Cancer management and research · 2015Review
- Factors predicting hospital length-of-stay and readmission after colorectal resection: a population-based study of elective and emergency admissions.BMC health services research · 2012Article
- Risk factors for prolonged postoperative ileus after colorectal cancer surgery.World journal of surgery · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is increasing pressure to reduce the length of stay in hospital (LOS) after colorectal surgery. The aim of this study was to identify factors that prolong LOS after colorectal surgery in a population of veterans.
methodsRetrospective analysis was performed of all patients undergoing colorectal resection for a neoplasm at a single Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital (2002-2007). Data collected included demographics, co-morbidities, operative management, postoperative morbidity and mortality, nutritional status, and LOS. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, univariate analysis, and multivariate analysis.
resultsA total of 186 patients were identified. Three patients had an LOS of more than 100 days and were omitted from the analysis. The median LOS was 8 days. Multivariate analysis showed only two variables: coronary artery disease (CAD) and postoperative complications were predictive of prolonged LOS. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the only preoperative morbidity predictive of complications.
conclusionsThe aim of this study was to identify factors that prolong LOS after colorectal surgery in a VA population. We found that CAD and postoperative complications were the only variables predictive of prolonged LOS after colorectal resection, and COPD was the only factor predictive of postoperative complications.
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