Open AccessReadmission after surgery in Washington State rural hospitals.
Author(s) -
H. Gilbert Welch,
Eric H. Larson,
L G Hart,
Roger A. Rosenblatt
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.3.407
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , cholecystectomy , rural area , cohort , general surgery , surgery , pathology
Because of concern about the quality of care in rural hospitals, we examined readmission following four surgical procedures commonly performed in Washington State rural hospitals: appendectomy, cesarean section, cholecystectomy, and transurethral prostatectomy.
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