2019
Corrigendum to ‘Delayed discharge does not decrease the cost of readmission after pulmonary lobectomy’ [Surgery 164/6 (2018) 1294–1299]
Jean RA, Chiu AS, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW, Blasberg JD. Corrigendum to ‘Delayed discharge does not decrease the cost of readmission after pulmonary lobectomy’ [Surgery 164/6 (2018) 1294–1299]. Surgery 2019, 165: 1058. PMID: 30678871, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Delayed discharge does not decrease the cost of readmission after pulmonary lobectomy
Jean RA, Chiu AS, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW, Blasberg JD. Delayed discharge does not decrease the cost of readmission after pulmonary lobectomy. Surgery 2018, 164: 1294-1299. PMID: 30064733, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.05.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-adjusted readmission ratesReadmission ratesLate dischargeDischarge groupPulmonary lobectomyCostly readmissionsLung cancerHospital costsOverall health care utilizationExcess health care costsRoutine dischargeCosts of readmissionIndex hospital costsLate discharge groupRoutine discharge groupPatients 65 yearsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseHospital day 1Hospital day 4Health care utilizationCases of lobectomyHealth care costsIndex hospitalHospital durationCare utilization