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ArticleJournal of the Intensive Care Society2019

The association between ICU admission and emergency hospital readmission following emergency general surgery.

Michael A Gillies, Sadia Ghaffar, Ewen Harrison, Catriona Haddow, Lorraine Smyth, Timothy S Walsh, Rupert M Pearse, Nazir I Lone

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Article in Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Short and long-term readmission after major emergency abdominal surgery: a prospective Danish study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Michael A GilliesDepartment of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-0790
Sadia GhaffarDepartment of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Ewen HarrisonDepartment of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Catriona HaddowInformation Services Division, NHS Services Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
Lorraine SmythInformation Services Division, NHS Services Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
Timothy S WalshDepartment of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Rupert M PearseBarts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University London, London, UK.
Nazir I LoneDepartment of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2707-2779

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe relationship between postoperative intensive care (ICU) admission following emergency general surgery (EGS) and emergency hospital readmission has not been widely investigated.

methodsRetrospective analysis of registry data for patients undergoing EGS in Scotland, 2005-2007. Exposure of interest was ICU admission status (direct from theatre; indirect after initial care on ward; no ICU admission). The primary outcome was emergency hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge.

resultsThirty-seven thousand one hundred seventy-three patients were included in the analysis. Overall emergency readmission rate was 8% (

conclusionIndirect ICU admission is associated with increased emergency hospital readmission and healthcare costs for patients undergoing EGS.

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PMID31695736
PMCPMC6820227

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