Thirty-day readmission after lower extremity bypass in diabetic patients
Najafian A, Selvarajah S, Schneider EB, Malas MB, Ehlert BA, Orion KC, Haider AH, Abularrage CJ. Thirty-day readmission after lower extremity bypass in diabetic patients. Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 200: 356-364. PMID: 26216749, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.06.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-dependent diabetic mellitusLower extremity bypassUnplanned readmissionCardiac diseaseCardiac complicationsExtremity bypassDiabetic mellitusSurgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgery Quality Improvement Program databaseInfrainguinal lower extremity bypassQuality Improvement Program databaseConcomitant cardiac diseaseDependent diabetic mellitusThirty-day readmissionImprovement Program databasePeripheral vascular diseaseUnplanned readmission rateInfluence of diabetesSignificant risk factorsPostoperative complicationsCardiac workupReadmission ratesDiabetic patientsIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysis