Causes and prevalence of unplanned readmissions after colorectal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1175-1181

  Li, Linda T ^a,b   Mills, Whitney L ^b   White, Donna L ^a,b   Li, Alexa ^c   Gutierrez, Amanda M ^c   Berger, David H ^a,b   Naik, Aanand D ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; geriatric; outcomes; rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; CAUSE SPECIFIC READMISSION RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GERIATRIC; OUTCOMES; REHOSPITALIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84880284863     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12307     Document Type: Review

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