The burden of gastrointestinal anastomotic leaks: an evaluation of clinical and economic outcomes
J Hammond, S Lim, Y Wan, X Gao, A Patkar - Journal of Gastrointestinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the clinical and economic burden associated with anastomotic leaks
following colorectal surgery. Methods Retrospective data (January 2008 to December 2010)
were analyzed from patients who had colorectal surgery with and without postoperative
leaks, using the Premier Perspective™ database. Data on in-hospital mortality, length of stay
(LOS), re-admissions, postoperative infection, and costs were analyzed using univariate and
multivariate analyses, and the propensity score matching (PSM) and generalized linear …
following colorectal surgery. Methods Retrospective data (January 2008 to December 2010)
were analyzed from patients who had colorectal surgery with and without postoperative
leaks, using the Premier Perspective™ database. Data on in-hospital mortality, length of stay
(LOS), re-admissions, postoperative infection, and costs were analyzed using univariate and
multivariate analyses, and the propensity score matching (PSM) and generalized linear …