The economic impact of anastomotic leakage after anterior resections in English NHS hospitals: are we adequately remunerating them?

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AIM: Our aim was to determine the frequency and economic impact of anastomotic leakage (AL) at local and national levels in England. METHOD: All patients who underwent AR in Oxford between 2007 and 2009 were evaluated for AL. Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data were used to determine reoperation rates after elective AR (n = 23 388) in England between 2000 and 2008. Hospital episode remuneration costs were calculated by the local commissioning department and compared with Department of Hea...

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Authors: Ashraf, S; Burns, E; Jani, A; Altman, S; Young, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 4
• Pages: e190-e198
• Publication date: 2013-04-01
• DOI: 10.1111/codi.12125
• EISSN: 1463-1318
• ISSN: 1462-8910
• Language: English
• Keywords: Enterostomy; Humans; Adenocarcinoma; Middle Aged; Female; Hospital Costs; Anastomotic Leak; Hospital Mortality; Aged; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; Rectal Neoplasms; England; State Medicine; Adenoma; Reoperation; Male