2015
Early Versus Late Readmission After Surgery Among Patients With Employer-provided Health Insurance
Kim Y, Gani F, Lucas D, Ejaz A, Spolverato G, Canner J, Schneider E, Pawlik T. Early Versus Late Readmission After Surgery Among Patients With Employer-provided Health Insurance. Annals Of Surgery 2015, 262: 502-511. PMID: 26258319, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Benefit Plans, EmployeeHealth Care CostsHospital CostsHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesSurgical Procedures, OperativeTime FactorsConceptsNon-index hospitalsDays of dischargeMajor surgical proceduresSame-hospital readmissionsLate readmissionIndex hospitalHospital readmissionSurgical proceduresTruven Health MarketScan Commercial ClaimsMultivariable logistic regression analysisCharlson Comorbidity IndexMarketScan Commercial ClaimsLogistic regression analysisHospital mortalityComorbidity indexIndex dischargeEarly readmissionTrue incidenceEncounters DatabaseCommercial ClaimsReadmissionPatientsDifferent hospitalsHospitalHealth insurance
2012
Patient Readmission and Mortality after Surgery for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Malignancies
Schneider E, Hyder O, Wolfgang C, Hirose K, Choti M, Makary M, Herman J, Cameron J, Pawlik T. Patient Readmission and Mortality after Surgery for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Malignancies. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2012, 215: 607-615. PMID: 22921328, PMCID: PMC4051393, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiliary Tract NeoplasmsCohort StudiesDigestive System Surgical ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLiver NeoplasmsLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisPancreatic NeoplasmsPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSEER ProgramSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsRisk of readmissionHepatobiliary proceduresPancreatic proceduresHepatobiliary surgical proceduresMultiple preoperative comorbiditiesEnd Results-MedicareHigher inpatient mortalityPrimary surgical treatmentDays of dischargeIncidence of readmissionProlonged hospital stayProportion of patientsShort-term morbidityNumber of patientsPreoperative comorbiditiesHigher readmissionHospital morbidityHospital stayIndex hospitalAdditional morbidityInpatient mortalityMost patientsPatient agePatient comorbiditiesSurgical treatment