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Higher burden of adverse preoperative labs predicts increased hospital charges after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Preoperative laboratory tests are significant predictors of hospital charges in patients undergoing PD, supporting preoperative risk stratification to mitigate financial toxicity.
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Supports preoperative lab integration for PD risk stratification; reinforces consensus on mitigating financial toxicity.
Preoperative laboratory tests, many of which are modifiable, are significant predictors of hospital charges in patients undergoing PD. A higher cumulative burden of adverse preoperative indicators is associated with higher financial charges. These findings support the use of preoperative risk stratification and optimization to enhance value-based care, guide resource allocation, and mitigate financial toxicity in high-risk surgical patients.
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Bonthu et al. (2026) studied this question. A higher cumulative burden of adverse preoperative lab indicators predicts increased hospital charges in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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