Postdischarge complications are an important predictor of postoperative readmissions

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 208, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 505-510

  Tevis, Sarah E ^a   Kohlnhofer, Brittney M ^a   Weber, Sharon M ^a   Kennedy, Gregory D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Postdischarge complication; Postoperative readmission; Timing

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSPNEA; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEVER; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PANCREATITIS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX PAIN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AGED; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; MALE; POSTDISCHARGE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURGERY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME; TIMING; UNITED STATES;

POSTDISCHARGE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE READMISSION; TIMING;

AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84908208247     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.05.013     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Podulka J, Barrett M, Jiang HJ, et al. 30-Day Readmissions following Hospitalizations for Chronic vs. Acute Conditions, 2008: Statistical Brief #127. Feb 2006.
2. M. Kelly, L. Sharp, and F. Dwane Factors predicting hospital length-of-stay and readmission after colorectal resection: a population-based study of elective and emergency admissions BMC Health Serv Res 12 2012 77
3. S.K. Down, M. Nicolic, and H. Abdulkarim Low ninety-day re-admission rates after emergency and elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a district general hospital Ann R Coll Surg Engl 92 2010 307 310
4. D.Y. Greenblatt, S.M. Weber, and E.S. O'Connor Readmission after colectomy for cancer predicts one-year mortality Ann Surg 251 2010 659 669
5. S.F. Jencks, M.V. Williams, and E.A. Coleman Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare fee-for-service program N Engl J Med 360 2009 1418 1428
6. D.Y. Greenblatt, C.C. Greenberg, and A.J. Kind Causes and implications of readmission after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Ann Surg 256 2012 595 605
7. C.T. Tuggle, L.S. Park, and S. Roman Rehospitalization among elderly patients with thyroid cancer after thyroidectomy are prevalent and costly Ann Surg Oncol 17 2010 2816 2823
8. B.W. Jack, V.K. Chetty, and D. Anthony A reengineered hospital discharge program to decrease rehospitalization: a randomized trial Ann Intern Med 150 2009 178 187
9. D.M. Smith, A. Giobbie-Hurder, and M. Weinberger Predicting non-elective hospital readmissions: a multi-site study. Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group on Primary Care and Readmissions J Clin Epidemiol 53 2000 1113 1118
10. D.M. Reddy, C.M. Townsend Jr.; and Y.F. Kuo Readmission after pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer in Medicare patients J Gastrointest Surg 13 2009 1963 1974 discussion, 1974-5
11. H.S. Kazaure, S.A. Roman, and J.A. Sosa Association of postdischarge complications with reoperation and mortality in general surgery Arch Surg 147 2012 1000 1007
12. A.J. Kind, M.A. Smith, and J.R. Frytak Bouncing back: patterns and predictors of complicated transitions 30 days after hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke J Am Geriatr Soc 55 2007 365 373
13. A.J. Kind, C. Bartels, and M.W. Mell For-profit hospital status and rehospitalizations at different hospitals: an analysis of Medicare data Ann Intern Med 153 2010 718 727