Key result
Postoperative adverse events significantly increased median length of stay (8 days for major AEs, 4 for minor, vs 2 for no AEs) and were significantly associated with hospital readmission (P=0.016).
Why the study?
The effect of postoperative adverse events on patient outcomes such as length of stay and hospital readmissions is not completely understood.
Do postoperative adverse events increase length of stay and readmission rates in patients undergoing elective lung resection for lung cancer?
Population
488 patients undergoing elective lung resection for lung cancer
Comparison
No AEs vs 1 or more minor AEs vs 1 or more major AEs
Design
Single-center observational study
Authors
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May prolong stay and raise readmission risk after lung resection; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.
Cohort (n=488)
No
Do postoperative adverse events increase length of stay and readmission rates in patients undergoing elective lung resection for lung cancer?
p-value: p=0.016
Major postoperative complications following lung resection significantly prolong length of stay and increase the odds of hospital readmission.
Finley et al. (2022) conducted a cohort in Primary or secondary lung cancers (n=488). Post-operative adverse events vs. No adverse events was evaluated on Length of stay and hospital readmission (p=0.016). Postoperative adverse events significantly increased median length of stay (8 days for major AEs, 4 for minor, vs 2 for no AEs) and were significantly associated with hospital readmission (P=0.016).
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