Associations of multimorbidity with mortality, hospital stay, and hospitalization costs in Chinese surgical patients: a retrospective cohort study
Multimorbidity was linked to a 2 to 7-fold increase in mortality, 1-2 extra hospital days, and $1,510-2,771 higher costs compared with patients having one or no morbidities. This large-scale annual study in China underscores the need for enhanced preoperative evaluations and tailored care strategies to improve outcomes and reduce costs for multimorbid surgical patients.
Authors
- Lin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8853-2743)
- Wenbin Lei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9720-1997)
- Kar Keung Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1516-1857)
- Lingwu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-5648)
- Chao Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3571-8154)
- Xia Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8182-9803)
- Ciro Morgese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6140-7627)
- Sivesh Kathir Kamarajah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2748-0011)
- Xu Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8420-4910)
- Shaowei Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7464-4341)
- Mian He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-9380)
- Wudi Ma
Institutions
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Anesthesiology
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-025-03246-0
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- China International Medical Foundation
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province