What factors are associated with unplanned postoperative ICU admission across multiple surgical specialties?
Advanced age, higher ASA physical status, and longer procedure duration are key risk factors for unplanned postoperative ICU admissions, highlighting targets for quality improvement.
Our study is the first diverse analysis of unplanned postoperative ICU admissions in the literature across multiple specialties and practice models. We found an association of advanced age, higher ASA PS class, and duration of procedure with unplanned ICU admission after surgery. Surgical specialties and procedures with the most unplanned ICU admissions could be areas for quality improvement and clinical pathways in the future.
Quinn et al. (Wed,) studied this question.