Readmissions after colorectal surgery cannot be predicted

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 942-946

  Azimuddin, K ^a   Rosen, L ^a   Reed, J F ^a   Stasik, J J ^a   Riether, R D ^a   Khubchandani, I T ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Hospital readmissions; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034953033     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02235480     Document Type: Article

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