2012
Hospital readmission after a pancreaticoduodenectomy: an emerging quality metric?
Kastenberg ZJ, Morton JM, Visser BC, Norton JA, Poultsides GA. Hospital readmission after a pancreaticoduodenectomy: an emerging quality metric? Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2012, 15: 142-148. PMID: 23297725, PMCID: PMC3719921, DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00563.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal AbscessAgedCaliforniaCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHospitals, UniversityHumansIncidenceLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPancreatic DiseasesPancreatic FistulaPancreaticoduodenectomyPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurgical Wound InfectionSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsHospital readmissionPatterns of rehospitalizationSuperficial wound infectionDays of dischargePost-operative complicationsLength of stayNursing/rehabilitation facilityAcademic medical centerHealth care servicesDiet intoleranceFistula/Consecutive patientsWound infectionOutpatient settingDiagnostic evaluationPancreaticoduodenectomyBenign diagnosisMedical CenterReadmissionCommon reasonRehabilitation facilityCare servicesPatientsMeasures of qualityOne-fifth
2008
Are health related outcomes in acute pancreatitis improving? An analysis of national trends in the U.S. from 1997 to 2003.
Brown A, Young B, Morton J, Behrns K, Shaheen N. Are health related outcomes in acute pancreatitis improving? An analysis of national trends in the U.S. from 1997 to 2003. JOP Journal Of The Pancreas 2008, 9: 408-14. PMID: 18648131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Inpatient Sample databasePrincipal discharge diagnosisAcute pancreatitisDischarge diagnosisHospital characteristicsStudy periodLarge non-teaching hospitalsCommon inflammatory disorderLength of stayNon-teaching hospitalsChi-square testFrequency of dischargeMedical ICUHospital admissionMedian lengthInflammatory disordersPancreatitisMortalityAlcohol useStayNational databaseSample databaseU.S. hospitalsMean lengthDemographic characteristics