Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Oct 2020
Finding the Body Mass Index Cutoff for Hospital Readmission After Ambulatory Hernia Surgery.
The suitability of ambulatory surgery in obese patients remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the "cutoff" value of body mass index (BMI) associated with increased likelihood of hospital readmissions within the first 24 hours of surgery in patients undergoing ambulatory hernia repair. ⋯ Although reasons for readmission differed by BMI category, there is no clear cutoff value of BMI associated with increased hospital readmission within the first 24 hours after surgery.