Nomogram to predict postoperative readmission in patients who undergo general surgery

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 505-510

  Tevis, Sarah E ^a   Weber, Sharon M ^a   Kent, K Craig ^a   Kennedy, Gregory D ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOMOGRAM; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOMOGRAMS; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84934312312     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: 21686262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.4043     Document Type: Article

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