Open AccessTotal Abdominal Colectomies With Proctectomy Are Associated With Higher 30-Day Readmission Rates in Children With Ulcerative Colitis
Author(s) -
Matthew D. Egberg,
Michael Phillips,
Michael D. Kappelman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1093/ibd/izaa099
Subject(s) - medicine , colectomy , ulcerative colitis , odds ratio , confidence interval , confounding , logistic regression , inflammatory bowel disease , healthcare cost and utilization project , emergency medicine , disease , health care , economics , economic growth
Hospital readmissions are a burden on patients and families and place financial strain on the health care system. Thirty-day readmission rates for adult patients undergoing colectomy are as high as 30%, and inflammatory bowel disease is a risk factor for readmission. We used a multicenter pediatric surgical database to determine the 30-day readmission rate for pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) undergoing total abdominal colectomy (TAC) and to identify risk factors for 30-day hospital readmission.