Discharge within 24 to 72 hours of colorectal surgery is associated with low readmission rates when using enhanced recovery pathways

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 390-394

  Lawrence, Justin K ^b   Keller, Deborah S ^b   Samia, Hoda ^b   Ermlich, Bridget ^a   Brady, Karen M ^b   Nobel, Tamar ^c   Stein, Sharon L ^b   Delaney, Conor P ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

colorectal surgery; CRS; day of discharge; DoD; Enhanced Recovery Pathway; ERP; LAP; laparoscopic; length of stay; LOS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONVALESCENCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUM; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PERINEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84873988856     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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