Why the study?
Can risk factors predict unplanned related readmissions within 90 days after abdominal or perineal colon resection?
Population
249 patients who underwent abdominal or perineal colon resection from July 1, 1996, to March 30, 1998
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
90 days
Authors
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Routine factors fail to predict post-resection readmissions; hypothesis-generating for novel risk models.
Can risk factors predict unplanned related readmissions within 90 days after abdominal or perineal colon resection?
Unplanned related readmissions after colorectal surgery occur in about 9% of patients within 90 days and cannot be reliably predicted by standard clinical or demographic factors.
Azimuddin et al. (2001) studied this question.
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