Gastrointestinal bleeding

Intensive care medicine

Internal medicine

Stomach

Hospital readmission

Medicine

Odds ratio

Emergency medicine

Gastric emptying

Confidence interval

Annals of Surgery

The aim of this study was to identify and compare common reasons and risk factors for 30-day readmission after pancreatic resection.Hospital readmission after pancreatic resection is common and costly. Many studies have evaluated this problem and numerous discrepancies exist regarding the primary reasons and risk factors for readmission.Multiple electronic databases were searched from 2002 to 2016, and 15 relevant articles identified. Overall readmission rate was calculated from individual study estimates using a random-effects model. Study data were combined and overall estimates of odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for each risk factor. Multivariable data were qualitatively synthesized.The overall 30-day readmission rate was 19.1% (95% CI 17.4-20.7) across all studies. Infectious complications and gastrointestinal disorders, such as failure to thrive and delayed gastric emptying, together accounted for 58.9% of all readmissions. Demographic factors did not predict readmiss...

30-day Readmission After Pancreatic Resection