Postdischarge Complications Predict Reoperation and Mortality after Otolaryngologic Surgery
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Postdischarge Complications Predict Reoperation and Mortality after Otolaryngologic Surgery. Otolaryngology 2013, 149: 865-872. PMID: 24047818, DOI: 10.1177/0194599813505078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostdischarge complicationsOtolaryngologic surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramProcedure-specific ratesTongue/floorRetrospective cohort studyVenous thromboembolic eventsHigh-risk patientsRisk of reoperationSurgical site infectionOutcomes of interestQuality Improvement ProgramAnesthesiologists classThromboembolic eventsAdult patientsCohort studySite infectionOperative timePostdischarge eventsRisk factorsReoperationAmerican CollegeSurgery