ArticleSurgery2012
Obesity and readmission in elderly surgical patients.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Weight Is a Predictor of Delayed Operation Time in Primary Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Predictors of unplanned hospital readmission after non-cardiac surgery in Singapore: a 2-year retrospective review.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- Activating Relatives to Get Involved in Care After Surgery: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Hospital Readmissions Among Post-acute Nursing Home Residents: Does Obesity Matter?Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2019Article
- Intercycle Unplanned Hospital Admissions Due to Cisplatin-based Chemotherapy Regimen-induced Adverse Reactions: A Retrospective Analysis.Current drug safety · 2019Article
- Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2017Review
- Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission After Restorative Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis for Chronic Ulcerative Colitis at a High-Volume Center.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2017Article
- Identification of process measures to reduce postoperative readmission.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2014Article
- Obesity increases length of stay and direct medical costs in total hip arthroplasty.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2014Article
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- Acute kidney injury, renal function, and the elderly obese surgical patient: a matched case-control study.Annals of surgery · 2013Article
- The Impact of Obesity on Health Care Utilization and Expenditures in a Medicare Supplement Population.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundReducing readmissions has become a focus in efforts by Medicare to improve health care quality and reduce costs. This study aimed to determine whether causes for readmission differed between obese and nonobese patients, possibly allowing for targeted interventions.
methodsA matched case control study of Medicare patients admitted between 2002 and 2006 who were readmitted after hip or knee surgery, colectomy, or thoracotomy was performed. Patients were matched exactly for procedure, while also balancing on hospital, age, and sex. Conditional logistic regression was used to study the odds of readmission for very obese cases (body mass index >35 kg/m2) versus normal weight patients (body mass index of 20-30 kg/m2) after also controlling for race, transfer-in and emergency status, and comorbidities.
resultsAmong 15,914 patient admissions, we identified 1,380 readmitted patients and 2,760 controls. The risk of readmission was increased for obese compared to nonobese patients both before and after controlling for comorbidities (before: odds ratio, 1.35; P = .003; after: odds ratio, 1.25; P = .04). Reasons for readmission varied by procedure but were not different by body mass index category.
conclusionObese patients have an increased risk of readmission, yet the reasons for readmission in obese patients appear to be similar to those for nonobese patients, suggesting that improved postdischarge management for the obese cannot focus on a few specific causes of readmission but must instead provide a broad range of interventions.
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