Readmission following pancreatectomy: What can be improved?

HPB

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 703-708

  Glass, Charity C ^a   Gondek, Stephen P ^a   Vollmer Jr , Charles M ^b   Callery, Mark P ^a   Kent, Tara S ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; HUMANS; PANCREATECTOMY; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84882456715     PISSN: 1365182X     EISSN: 14772574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hpb.12036     Document Type: Article

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