Abstract: In a Little While: Anticipating Changes in Bundled Payments for the Treatment of Patients with Acute, Life-threatening Dermatologic Emergencies, Through Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections.

METHODS: Patients undergoing abdominoplasty or panniculectomy were identified from the NSQIP databases for 2012–2013. The primary outcome was need for secondary clinical intervention, defined as unplanned readmission or reoperation. Patient comorbidities and operative characteristics were correlated with complication risk. A step-wise multivariate logistic regression of all factors with p value< 0.1 was conducted and resulting significant factors were entered into a bootstrap technique. Adjusted multivariate beta-coefficients were used to generate weighted risk scores for each factor. Each patient was then assigned an aggregate complication risk score, yielding the risk-assessment tool.