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The safety of performing surgery at ambulatory surgery centers versus hospital outpatient departments in older patients with or without multimorbidity.
The objective of this matched cohort study was to determine if there are differential outcomes in older patients undergoing surgical procedures at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) versus hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). The results indicated that revisits and complication rates for ASC patients were lower than for closely matched HOPD patients. The observed initial baseline risk in HOPD patients was higher than the baseline risk for the same procedures performed at the ASC, which suggested that surgeons are selecting their riskier patients to be treated at the HOPD rather than the ASC.
AHRQ-funded; HS026897.
Citation: Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Reiter JG .
The safety of performing surgery at ambulatory surgery centers versus hospital outpatient departments in older patients with or without multimorbidity.
Med Care 2023 May; 61(5):328-37. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001836..
Keywords: Elderly, Surgery, Patient Safety, Ambulatory Care and Surgery