Association of high-volume hospitals with greater likelihood of discharge to home following colorectal surgery

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 244-251

  Balentine, Courtney J ^a,b   Naik, Aanand D ^a,b   Robinson, Celia N ^a   Petersen, Nancy J ^a   Chen, G John ^a,b   Berger, David H ^a,b   Anaya, Daniel A ^a,b  

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

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLECTOMY; COLON; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECTUM; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 84897901544     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3838     Document Type: Article

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