Early discharge does not increase readmission or mortality after high-risk vascular surgery

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 734-740

  Brooke, Benjamin S ^a   Goodney, Philip P ^a,b   Powell, Richard J ^a   Fillinger, Mark F ^a   Travis, Lori L ^c   Goodman, David C ^b   Cronenwett, Jack L ^a   Stone, David H ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875212716     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.07.055     Document Type: Article

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