Open AccessPost-discharge complications after esophagectomy account for high readmission rates
Author(s) -
Sophia Y. Chen,
Daniela Molena,
Miloslawa Stem,
Benedetto Mungo,
Anne O. Lidor
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i22.5246
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagectomy , complication , surgery , poisson regression , population , retrospective cohort study , esophageal cancer , cancer , environmental health
To identify rates of post-discharge complications (PDC), associated risk factors, and their influence on early hospital outcomes after esophagectomy.