Association of Frailty and Postoperative Complications With Unplanned Readmissions After Elective Outpatient Surgery | Zendy

Kara A. Rothenberg | Zendy; Jordan R. Stern | Zendy; Elizabeth George | Zendy; Amber W. Trickey | Zendy; Arden M. Morris | Zendy; Daniel E. Hall | Zendy; Jason M. Johanning | Zendy; Mary T. Hawn | Zendy; Shipra Arya | Zendy

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Association of Frailty and Postoperative Complications With Unplanned Readmissions After Elective Outpatient Surgery

Author(s) -

Kara A. Rothenberg,

Jordan R. Stern,

Elizabeth George,

Amber W. Trickey,

Arden M. Morris,

Daniel E. Hall,

Jason M. Johanning,

Mary T. Hawn,

Shipra Arya

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.4330

Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , frailty index , cohort , retrospective cohort study , elective surgery , hospital readmission , emergency medicine , surgery

Key Points Question Is frailty, as measured by the Risk Analysis Index, associated with risk for unplanned readmission after elective outpatient surgery? Findings In this cohort study of 417 840 patients in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, frailty was associated with an increased risk for unplanned readmissions after elective outpatient surgery. Mediation analysis showed that the association of frailty with readmission was partially mediated by occurrence of complications. Meaning Surgical patients may benefit from screening for frailty to decrease complications and unplanned readmissions after surgery.

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