Open AccessNational evaluation of hospital readmission after pulmonary resection
Author(s) -
Ravi Rajaram,
Mila H. Ju,
Karl Y. Bilimoria,
Clifford Y. Ko,
Malcolm M. DeCamp
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.458
H-Index - 192
eISSN - 1085-8687
pISSN - 0022-5223
DOI - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.05.047
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonectomy , hazard ratio , surgery , complication , confidence interval , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , thoracoscopy , proportional hazards model , lung cancer
Our objectives were to (1) assess readmission rates and timing after pulmonary resection, (2) report the most common reasons for rehospitalization, and (3) identify risk factors for unplanned readmission after pulmonary resection.
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