The surgical revolving door: Risk factors for hospital readmission

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 297-301

  Morris, David S ^a   Rohrbach, Jeff ^a   Rogers, Mary ^a   Thanka Sundaram, Latha Mary ^a   Sonnad, Seema ^a   Pascual, Jose ^a   Sarani, Babak ^a   Reilly, Patrick ^a   Sims, Carrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

early readmission; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WOUND;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052798306     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.04.049     Document Type: Article

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