The Need to Consider Longer-term Outcomes of Care
Zogg CK, Olufajo OA, Jiang W, Bystricky A, Scott JW, Shafi S, Havens JM, Salim A, Schoenfeld AJ, Haider AH. The Need to Consider Longer-term Outcomes of Care. Annals Of Surgery 2017, 266: 66-75. PMID: 28140382, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanCaliforniaEmergency Service, HospitalHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospital MortalityHumansIncomeInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsProportional Hazards ModelsSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurvival AnalysisWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsLong-term outcomesNon-Hispanic blacksUnplanned readmissionMajor morbidityWhite patientsMinority patientsEthnic disparitiesEmergency general surgery patientsCalifornia State Inpatient DatabaseCox proportional hazards modelDiagnostic categoriesOlder adultsGeneral surgery patientsState Inpatient DatabasesProportional hazards modelRisk-adjusted differencesHispanic older adultsEGS patientsEGS volumeReadmission trendsSurgery patientsSurgical patientsHospital proportionInpatient DatabasePostacute phase