Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29706806›Full record

ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2018

Factors associated with emergency room visits within 30 days of outpatient foot and ankle surgeries.

Naohiro Shibuya, Himani Patel, Colin Graney, Daniel C Jupiter

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Article in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Naohiro ShibuyaDepartment of Surgery, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Section of Podiatry, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, and Baylor Scott and White Health Care System, Temple, Texas.
Himani PatelDepartment of Surgery and Podiatric Medicine, Scott and White Health Care System, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, Texas.
Colin GraneyDepartment of Surgery and Podiatric Medicine, Scott and White Health Care System, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, Texas.
Daniel C JupiterDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Baylor Scott & White Health · USCentral Texas Veterans Health Care System · USThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of emergency department (ED) visits within 30 days after elective surgery has been utilized as a quality measure by many institutions. The significance of the measure as a postoperative complication in foot and ankle surgery, and risk factors for it, are unknown. We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 386 patients to determine risk factors associated with ED visits after outpatient foot and ankle surgeries. After adjusting for clinically relevant covariates, we found that previous ED visits within 6 months of surgery, and nonelective surgeries were associated with the postoperative ED visit. Having private insurance was protective against postoperative ED visits. Though these risk factors may not be easily modifiable by surgeons, understanding them may improve patient education and transitional care to prevent overcrowding of the ED.

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Emergency departmentinsurancereadmissionsurgical complications

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PMID29706806
PMCPMC5914482
OpenAlexW2900177923

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