Readmission after pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer in medicare patients

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1963-1975

  Reddy, Deepthi M ^a   Townsend Jr , Courtney M ^a   Kuo, Yong Fang ^a   Freeman, Jean L ^a   Goodwin, James S ^a   Riall, Taylor S ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Readmission. Pancreatic resection. Kaplan Meier. Operative complications

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MEDICARE; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PATIENT READMISSION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952982095     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1006-4     Document Type: Article

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