Risk Factors for 30-Day Hospital Readmission among General Surgery Patients
Kassin MT, Owen RM, Perez SD, Leeds I, Cox JC, Schnier K, Sadiraj V, Sweeney JF. Risk Factors for 30-Day Hospital Readmission among General Surgery Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2012, 215: 322-330. PMID: 22726893, PMCID: PMC3423490, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral surgery proceduresGeneral surgery patientsRisk of readmissionPostoperative complicationsRisk factorsSurgery proceduresSurgery patientsHospital readmissionInpatient general surgery proceduresInstitutional clinical data warehousePoor quality patient careSignificant independent risk factorsPreoperative open woundSepsis/shockPostoperative pulmonary complicationsDays of dischargeIndependent risk factorUrinary tract infectionSingle academic centerType of procedureClinical data warehousePostoperative readmissionsPulmonary complicationsIndex hospitalizationPostoperative occurrence