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John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today
January 24, 2024
Stunning Results from Medicare Data: Ambulatory Surgical Outcomes Are Significantly Better at High-Volume Centers
The odds of hospital admission or emergency department visits within 7 days of an ambulatory surgical procedure were 21% greater in low-volume centers according to a study in JAMA Surgery. Patients with multiple comorbidities had nearly double the odds for admission or emergency care with orthopedic procedures.
What does this mean for older patients with multimorbidity? Find out more about the implications, and the significance of higher surgical volume in hospitals on MedPage Today.