Why the study?
Does the occurrence of multiple postoperative events increase mortality, length of stay, and total cost in general and vascular surgery patients?
Population
n=2250 general and vascular surgery patients from a single academic center between 2007 and 2009
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Multiple postoperative events were associated with escalating LOS and costs; hypothesis-generating for prevention trials before practice change.
Does the occurrence of multiple postoperative events increase mortality, length of stay, and total cost in general and vascular surgery patients?
Multiple postoperative events have a synergistic, compounding effect on length of stay and financial costs in surgical patients.
Boltz et al. (2012) studied this question.
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