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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
Between 1 January 1985 and 31 December 1991, 2426 patients underwent arterial surgery. Three hundred and seventy one reoperations were performed on 258 patients within 30 days of the initial procedure. One hundred and ninety three (52%) of the operations were attempted revascularisations, 95 (26%) were amputations and 58 (16%) were to control bleeding. One hundred and sixty nine (66%) of first operations were successful, but 76 patients required a further 113 reoperations. The mortality of reoperation was 16%, while the mortality of patients not requiring reoperation was 9% (p < 0.01). The mean hospital stay in days was higher in patients requiring reoperation (p < 0.05). Where appropriate, patients should be informed of the significant incidence of reoperation and reoperative mortality after vascular surgery. The increased hospital stay in reoperated patients has financial implications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0950-821X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
78-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Early reoperation rates after arterial surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Vascular Studies Department, Bristol Royal Infirmary, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article