Preoperative Risk Factors and Surgical Complexity Are More Predictive of Costs Than Postoperative Complications: A Case Study Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database

摘要

This study used the NSQIP dataset to assess the impact of preoperative risk factors, surgical complexity, and postoperative complications on hospital costs at the University of Kentucky Hospital for 5875 surgical patients. Risk factors and complexity were found to be stronger predictors of hospital costs than complications.