Thirty-day hospital readmission and emergency department visits after vascular surgery: a Canadian prospective cohort study | Zendy

Muzammil H. Syed | Zendy; Mohamad A. Hussain | Zendy; Zeyad Khoshhal | Zendy; Konrad Salata | Zendy; Beidaa Altuwaijri | Zendy; Bertha Hughes | Zendy; Norah Alsaif | Zendy; Charles de Mestral | Zendy; Subodh Verma | Zendy; Mohammed AlOmran | Zendy

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Thirty-day hospital readmission and emergency department visits after vascular surgery: a Canadian prospective cohort study

Author(s) -

Muzammil H. Syed,

Mohamad A. Hussain,

Zeyad Khoshhal,

Konrad Salata,

Beidaa Altuwaijri,

Bertha Hughes,

Norah Alsaif,

Charles de Mestral,

Subodh Verma,

Mohammed AlOmran

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.012417

Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , prospective cohort study , emergency medicine , revascularization , observational study , cohort study , cohort , surgery , myocardial infarction , psychiatry

Early readmission/emergency department visits after lower extremity revascularization surgery in patients with peripheral artery disease are common and are often due to surgical site infection or wound-related issues. Follow-up within 7-10 days and a specialized wound care team may help reduce the occurrence of these events.

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