Predictors of Early Discharge following Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Predictors of Prolonged Length of Stay After Major Elective Head and Neck Surgery

“…Intraoperative processes that were found in our study and in previously published studies 16,19,24,27 to prolong LOS are operative time and transfusion of erythrocytes administered during surgery. Both variables may be dependent on the skills of the surgeon and disease-specific factors such as the cancer stage.…”

“…On the other hand, female sex was found by Vogel et al 6 to be an independent predictor for prolonged LOS after repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. A history of COPD, 6,16,24 cardiovascular disease, 19 and a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus 16,25,26 are comorbidities that have been reported to be associated with prolonged LOS and operative complications.…”

Factors Associated with Longer Length of Hospital Stay After Primary Elective Ankle Surgery for End-Stage Ankle Arthritis

“…Comorbidities linked to an increased length of stay include a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 17,19,27 , cardiovascular disease 20 , and diabetes mellitus 19,28,29 . Paterson et al 30 showed in a cohort of patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty that patient comorbidity was a significant factor in the length of stay.…”

Minimal incision approach for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair

“…Because of intraoperative extracavitary smallbowel retraction, most patients develop postoperative adynamic ileus and have a late return to general dietary feeding. This sequela markedly prolongs the hospital stay and increases the cost of treatment [7,8]. In our TPA series, there was significantly more intraoperative fluid needs, estimated blood loss, and postoperative ileus than in the MIAS group.…”