Early discharge and hospital readmission after colectomy for cancer

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1362-1367

  Hendren, Samantha ^a   Morris, Arden M ^a   Zhang, Wenying ^a   Dimick, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Colonic neoplasms; Length of stay; Patient readmission; Postoperative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

AGED; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80455127366     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31822b72d3     Document Type: Article

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