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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume 209, Issue 2, Pages 302-307Publisher
EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.04.013
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Umbilical hernias; Ascites; Mortality; Nomogram
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BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to develop an easy-to-use nomogram to assist clinicians in predicting patient-specific mortality in this patient population. METHODS: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program participant use files were used from 2005 to 2011. Multivariable logistic regression was used to model 30-day postoperative mortality in patients with ascites who underwent umbilical hernia repair. RESULTS: A total of 688 patients with ascites undergoing umbilical hernia repair were included. There were 643 (94%) survivors and 45 (7%) mortalities. A total of 300 (44%) patients were classified as emergent cases. Using logistic regression to predict 30-day mortality, preoperative Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score, albumin, white blood cell count, and platelet count were found to be significant predictors(P <.05) of mortality and were included in our model. CONCLUSION: We propose a nomogram to enable clinicians to better estimate mortality in patients with ascites undergoing umbilical hernia repair. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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