Unplanned emergency department consultations and readmissions within 30 and 90 days of bariatric surgery. / Consultas a Urgencias y reingresos a 30 y 90 días tras cirugía bariátrica.

INTRODUCTION: Hospital readmission is used as a measure of quality healthcare. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, causes, and risk factors related to emergency consultations and readmissions within 30 and 90 days in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. METHODS: Retrospective study of 429 patients operated on from January 2004 to July 2015 from a prospectively maintained database and electronic medical records. Demographic data, type of intervention, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay and records of emergency visits and readmissions were analyzed. RESULTS: Within the first 90 days postoperative, a total of 117 (27%) patients consulted the Emergency Department and 24 (6%) were readmitted. The most common reasons for emergency consultation were noninfectious problems related to the surgical wound (n=40, 34%) and abdominal pain (n=28, 24%), which was also the first cause of readmission (n=9, 37%). Postoperative complications, reintervention, associated surgery in the same operation and depression were risk factors for emergency consultation within the first 90 days of the postoperative period. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the high number of patients who visit the Emergency Department in the first 90 days of the postoperative period, few require readmission and none surgical reoperation. It is important to know the reasons for emergency consultation to establish preventive measures and improve the quality of care.

Consultas a Urgencias y reingresos a 30 y 90 días tras cirugía bariátrica / Unplanned emergency department consultations and readmissions within 30 and 90 days of bariatric surgery

INTRODUCCIÓN: Los reingresos son un indicador de calidad de la cirugía. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la incidencia, las causas y los factores de riesgo relacionados con las consultas a Urgencias y los reingresos a 30 y 90 días en pacientes sometidos a bypass gástrico laparoscópico y gastrectomía vertical laparoscópica. MÉTODOS: Estudio retrospectivo de 429 pacientes intervenidos desde enero de 2004 a julio de 2015 a partir de una base de datos prospectiva y de las historias clínicas electrónicas. Se analizaron datos demográficos, el tipo de intervención, las complicaciones postoperatorias, la duración de la estancia hospitalaria y el registro de las visitas a Urgencias y los reingresos durante el periodo de estudio. RESULTADOS: En los primeros 90 días del postoperatorio, un total de 117 (27%) pacientes consultaron a Urgencias y 24 (6%) reingresaron. Los motivos más frecuentes de consulta a Urgencias fueron los problemas no infecciosos relacionados con la herida quirúrgica (n = 40, 34%) y el dolor abdominal (n = 28, 24%), que además fue la primera causa de reingreso (n = 9, 37%). Las complicaciones postoperatorias, la reintervención, una cirugía asociada en el mismo acto quirúrgico y la depresión fueron factores de riesgo para consultar a Urgencias en los primeros 90 días del periodo postoperatorio. CONCLUSIONES: A pesar del elevado número de pacientes que consulta a Urgencias en los primeros 90 días del periodo postoperatorio, pocos precisan reingreso y ninguno reintervención quirúrgica. Es importante conocer los motivos de las consultas a Urgencias para establecer medidas preventivas y mejorar la calidad asistencial

INTRODUCTION: Hospital readmission is used as a measure of quality healthcare. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, causes, and risk factors related to emergency consultations and readmissions within 30 and 90 days in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. METHODS: Retrospective study of 429 patients operated on from January 2004 to July 2015 from a prospectively maintained database and electronic medical records. Demographic data, type of intervention, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay and records of emergency visits and readmissions were analyzed. RESULTS: Within the first 90 days postoperative, a total of 117 (27%) patients consulted the Emergency Department and 24 (6%) were readmitted. The most common reasons for emergency consultation were noninfectious problems related to the surgical wound (n = 40, 34%) and abdominal pain (n = 28, 24%), which was also the first cause of readmission (n = 9, 37%). Postoperative complications, reintervention, associated surgery in the same operation and depression were risk factors for emergency consultation within the first 90 days of the postoperative period. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the high number of patients who visit the Emergency Department in the first 90 days of the postoperative period, few require readmission and none surgical reoperation. It is important to know the reasons for emergency consultation to establish preventive measures and improve the quality of care