The association between intraoperative low driving pressure ventilation and perioperative healthcare-associated costs: A retrospective multicenter cohort study.

Study Objective: A low dynamic driving pressure during mechanical ventilation for general anesthesia has been associated with a lower risk of postoperative respiratory complications (PRC), a key driver of healthcare costs. It is, however, unclear whether maintaining low driving pressure is clinically relevant to measure and contain costs. We hypothesized that a lower dynamic driving pressure is associated with lower costs.

Risk factors for hospitalization among community-dwelling primary care older patients: development and validation of a predictive model.

Background: Unplanned hospitalization often represents a costly and hazardous event for the older population.

Objectives: To develop and validate a predictive model for unplanned medical hospitalization from administrative data.

Research Design: Model development and validation.