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. 2022 Oct 1;129(6):889–897. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.07.012

Table 2.

Number of days in contact before and after surgery, stratified by type of encounter and presented by admission category risk groups. Data presented as encounters per patient year with associated 95% confidence intervals, unless otherwise stated. Before, 2 yr before surgery; After, 2 yr after surgery. ∗P<0.05. Excludes the days spent in hospital for index surgical admission.


Timing
Primary care encounters
Secondary care encounters
Total healthcare encounters
Outpatient attendance
Emergency department
Hospital admissions

Before After Before After Before After Before After† Before After Rate ratio
All 9.6 (9.5–9.6) 9.4 (9.4–9.5) 2.2 (2.2–2.2) 3.9 (3.9–3.9) 0.3 (0.3–0.4) 0.5 (0.5–0.5) 1.3 (1.3–1.3) 3.0 (3.0–3.0) 13.0 (13.0–13.0) 17.7 (17.7–17.8) 1.37 (1.36–1.37)∗
Elective surgery
All 9.6 (9.5–9.6) 9 (9–9) 2.5 (2.4–2.5) 3.9 (3.8–3.9) 0.3 (0.3–0.3) 0.4 (0.4–0.4) 0.7 (0.7–0.7) 2.2 (2.1–2.1) 12.7 (12.7–12.7) 15.5 (15.4–15.5) 1.22 (1.21–1.22)∗
Low risk 8.2 (8.2–8.2) 7.4 (7.4–7.4) 2.2 (2.2–2.2) 3 (3–3) 0.3 (0.3–0.3) 0.4 (0.3–0.4) 0.4 (0.4–0.4) 0.9 (0.9–0.9) 10.8 (10.8–10.9) 11.6 (11.6–11.6) 1.07 (1.07–1.07)∗
Moderate risk 10.9 (10.8–10.9) 10.5 (10.5–10.6) 2.5 (2.5–2.5) 4.3 (4.3–4.4) 0.3 (0.3–0.3) 0.4 (0.4–0.5) 0.8 (0.8–0.8) 2.6 (2.6–2.6) 14.1 (14–14.1) 17.9 (17.8–17.9) 1.27 (1.27–1.28)∗
High risk 13 (13–13.1) 14 (13.9–14) 3.5 (3.5–3.6) 7.4 (7.3–7.4) 0.3 (0.3–0.3) 0.7 (0.7–0.7) 2.2 (2.2–2.2) 7.7 (7.7–7.8) 18.5 (18.4–18.5) 30.4 (30.3–30.5) 1.64 (1.63–1.65)∗
Emergency surgery
All 9.5 (9.5–9.5) 10.7 (10.7–10.7) 1.3 (1.3–1.3) 3.9 (3.8–3.9) 0.5 (0.5–0.5) 0.8 (0.8–0.8) 2.9 (2.9–2.9) 5.6 (5.6–5.7) 13.8 (13.7–13.8) 24.8 (24.8–24.9) 1.8 (1.80–1.81)∗
Low risk 6.2 (6.2–6.3) 7.4 (7.3–7.4) 1 (1–1) 2.9 (2.8–2.9) 0.5 (0.5–0.5) 0.6 (0.6–0.6) 1 (1–1) 1.5 (1.5–1.6) 8.4 (8.3–8.4) 13.3 (13.2–13.4) 1.59 (1.57–1.6)∗
Moderate risk 9.6 (9.5–9.6) 11.5 (11.5–11.6) 1.1 (1.1–1.1) 4 (3.9–4) 0.4 (0.4–0.4) 0.7 (0.7–0.7) 2.4 (2.4–2.4) 5 (4.9–5) 13.2 (13.1–13.2) 24.8 (24.7–24.9) 1.88 (1.87–1.89)∗
High risk 13.7 (13.6–13.8) 16.1 (16–16.2) 2 (2–2) 5.7 (5.7–5.8) 0.6 (0.6–0.6) 1.3 (1.3–1.3) 6.1 (6.1–6.2) 15.8 (15.7–15.9) 21.6 (21.5–21.7) 49.2 (49–49.4) 2.28 (2.26–2.29)∗