Table 2 Unplanned postoperative rehospitalizations for select surgical subtypes
From: Postoperative rehospitalization in older surgical patients: an age-stratified analysis
Overall | Bariatric | Lower extremity vascular bypass | Colectomy or proctectomy | Ventral hernia repair | Hysterectomy | Total hip or knee arthroplasty | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Total | 198,542 (7.36) | 4595 (4.16) | 5228 (15.82) | 33,094 (11.25) | 6685 (8.75) | 6577 (4.51) | 18,707 (3.73) | 123,656 (8.06) |
Age 18–49 | 40,501 (6.12) | 2850 (4.01) | 257 (16.28) | 7105 (11.88)) | 1652 (8.17) | 3380 (4.20) | 850 (3.31) | 24,407 (6.06) |
Age 50–64 | 60,026 (6.99) | 1370 (4.24) | 1809 (15.70) | 10,577 (10.33) | 2579 (8.73) | 1832 (4.49) | 5079 (2.85) | 36,780 (7.93) |
Age 65–74 | 50,160 (7.50) | 311 (5.04) | 1692 (14.50) | 8107 (11.04) | 1543 (9.06) | 925 (5.40) | 6040 (3.34) | 31,542 (8.71) |
Age + 75 | 47,855 (9.50) | 64 (7.66) | 1470 (17.68) | 7305 (12.47) | 911 (9.69) | 440 (6.10) | 6738 (5.78) | 30,927 (10.22) |