Open AccessAssociation of Same-Day Discharge With Hospital Readmission After Appendectomy in Pediatric Patients
Author(s) -
Sarah B. Cairo,
Mehul V. Raval,
Marybeth Browne,
Holly A. Meyers,
David H. Rothstein
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2221
Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , specialty , acute appendicitis , cohort , retrospective cohort study , pediatric surgeon , pediatric surgery , general surgery , surgery , emergency medicine , pediatrics , pathology
Appendectomy is the most common abdominal operation performed in pediatric patients in the United States. Studies in adults have suggested that same-day discharge (SDD) after appendectomy is safe and does not result in higher-than-expected hospital readmissions.
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