ArticleEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2024
Short and long-term readmission after major emergency abdominal surgery: a prospective Danish study.
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- Unplanned Healthcare Utilization After Emergency Laparotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Patterns of patient worry following major emergency abdominal surgery: a 180-day follow-up study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeMajor emergency abdominal surgery is associated with severe in-hospital complications and loss of performance. After discharge, a substantial fraction of patients are readmitted emergently; however, limited knowledge exists of the long-term consequences. The aim of this study was to examine the risks and causes of short-term (30-day) and long-term (180-day) readmission among patients undergoing major emergency abdominal surgery.
methodsThis study included 504 patients who underwent major emergency abdominal surgery at the Zealand University Hospital between March 1, 2017, and February 28, 2019. The population was followed from 0 to 180 days after discharge, and detailed readmission information was registered. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine the independent risk factors for readmission within 30 and 180 days.
resultsFrom 0 to 30 days after discharge, 161 (31.9%) patients were readmitted emergently, accumulating to 241 (47.8%) patients within 180 days after discharge. The main reasons for short-term readmission were related to the gastrointestinal tract and surgical wounds, whereas long-term readmissions were due to infections, cardiovascular complications, and abdominal pain. Stomal placement was an independent risk factor for short-term readmission, whereas an ASA score of 3 was a risk factor for both short-term and long-term readmission.
conclusionClose to 50% of all patients who underwent major emergency abdominal surgery had one or more emergency readmission within 180 days of discharge, and these data points towards the risk factors involved.
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