Research Article: Increasing Incremental Burden of Surgical Bleeding Associated with Multiple Comorbidities as Measured by the Elixhauser Comorbidity Index: A Retrospective Database Analysis
Introduction:
Disruptive bleeding is a common surgical complication that can occur during or after invasive or minimally invasive procedures. Surgery-related disruptive bleeding confers clinical burden through increased morbidity and mortality, and adds economic burden through increased use of expensive healthcare services (eg, critical/intensive care unit [CCU/ICU] admissions, extended operating room times), longer hospital stays, and greater need for repeat procedures, all of which contribute to higher all-cause direct…
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