The study looked at 2,328 ASCs and 4,751 patient cases matched with 23,755 controls. Data was collected from Medicare claims between 2018 and 2019. The odds of a seven-day revisit were higher in ASCs that performed less than 50 procedures over a two-year period.
Patients with comorbidities were prone to revisits in low-volume ASCs. Among patients with multimorbidity who underwent orthopedic procedures in low-volume ASCs, the odds of revisit were 84% higher versus higher-volume centers.
For those with multimorbidities who underwent general surgery or other procedures, the odds of a revisit were 36% higher versus a higher-volume center.
The findings were not statistically significant in patients without comorbidities, according to the study.
