Effects of laparoscopic vs open abdominal surgery on costs and hospital readmission rate and its effect modification by surgeons’ case volume
Shin TH, Friedrich S, Brat GA, Rudolph MI, Sein V, Munoz-Acuna R, Houle TT, Ferrone CR, Eikermann M. Effects of laparoscopic vs open abdominal surgery on costs and hospital readmission rate and its effect modification by surgeons’ case volume. Surgical Endoscopy 2019, 34: 1-12. PMID: 31659507, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-019-07222-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic case volumeOpen abdominal surgeryHospital readmission ratesAbdominal surgeryCase volumeReadmission ratesHospital readmissionAbdominal operationsEffect modificationWound complicationsLaparoscopic approachReadmission riskMethodsThis retrospective cohort studyEffects of laparoscopicIndex hospital admissionReduced hospital readmissionsRetrospective cohort studyHospital admission costsCause hospital readmissionOpen abdominal operationsSurgeon case volumeLaparoscopic abdominal operationsCohort studyHospital admissionAdmission costs