Ambulatory Medical Follow-Up in the Year After Surgery and Subsequent Survival in a National Cohort of Veterans Health Administration Surgical Patients
Schonberger RB, Dai F, Brandt C, Burg MM. Ambulatory Medical Follow-Up in the Year After Surgery and Subsequent Survival in a National Cohort of Veterans Health Administration Surgical Patients. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2015, 30: 671-679. PMID: 27021176, PMCID: PMC5499041, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst postoperative yearPostoperative yearNational cohortPostsurgical yearSurgical patientsLong-term postoperative survivalVeterans Health Administration facilitiesFirst postsurgical yearRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative year 1Day of surgeryAmbulatory medical careHazard of deathPostoperative year 2Medical Follow-UpYear 2US veterans' hospitalsYear 1Cause mortalityPostoperative survivalCohort studyPatient subgroupsCare coordinationFollow-upUS veterans