Predictors of readmission to non-index hospitals after colorectal surgery

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• 作者：Jordan M. Cloyd ; M.D. ; ¹ ; ^{jmcloyd@mdanderson.org} ; Lyen Huang ; M.D. ; Yifei Ma ; M.S. ; Kim F. Rhoads ; M.D. ; M.P.H.
• 关键词：Hospital readmission ; Colectomy ; Travel distance ; Outcomes ; Geocoding ; Discharge
• 刊名：The American Journal of Surgery
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：213
• 期：1
• 页码：18-23
• 全文大小：440 K
• 卷排序：213

文摘

Up to one fourth of readmissions after colorectal surgery will be to non-index hospitals. Substantial variability in non-index hospital readmission rates exists. Multiple factors are associated with non-index hospital readmission. Greater travel distance is one of the strongest predictors.