A population-based study of hospital length of stay and emergency readmission following surgery for non-small-cell lung cancer

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  McDevitt, Joseph ^a   Kelly, Maria ^a   Comber, Harry ^a   Kelleher, Tracey ^a   Dwane, Fiona ^a   Sharp, Linda ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Emergency readmission; Length of stay; Lobectomy; Pneumonectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTANT METASTASIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMERGENCY READMISSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOBECTOMY; PNEUMONECTOMY;

AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84892694516     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt389     Document Type: Article

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