Why the study?
Does reoperation after colorectal surgery predict 1-year mortality in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery?
Population
743 consecutive patients who underwent elective colorectal surgery from 2005 to 2008.
Comparison
Reoperation after colorectal surgery vs No reoperation
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Reoperation after colorectal surgery was associated with higher 1-year mortality; leaves open its role as a quality metric pending prospective validation.
Does reoperation after colorectal surgery predict 1-year mortality in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery?
Reoperation after elective colorectal surgery is an independent predictor of 1-year mortality, highlighting its value as a quality assessment parameter.
Westreenen et al. (2011) studied this question.
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