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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedMacht R, Cassidy R, Cabral H
Evaluating organizational factors associated with postoperative bariatric surgery readmissions.
This study evaluated the association between readmissions and several organizational factors, including compliance with best practices to reduce unplanned hospital visits, major complication rates, and the emergency department-sourced readmission rate. It concluded that bariatric centers with higher rates of major complications and sites with emergency departments that are less likely to treat and discharge patients are more likely to have higher readmission rates.
AHRQ-funded; HS023621.
Citation: Macht R, Cassidy R, Cabral H .
Evaluating organizational factors associated with postoperative bariatric surgery readmissions.
Surg Obes Relat Dis 2017 Jun;13(6):1004-09. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.12.029.
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Keywords: Adverse Events, Surgery, Hospital Readmissions, Risk
Graboyes EM, Kallogjeri D, Saeed MJ
30-day hospital readmission following otolaryngology surgery: analysis of a state inpatient database.
Researchers sought to determine patient and hospital-level risk factors associated with 30-day readmission for patients undergoing inpatient otolaryngologic surgery. Approximately one out of 12 patients undergoing otolaryngologic surgery had a 30-day readmission. Readmissions occur across a variety of types of procedures and hospitals. Most of the variability was driven by patient-specific factors, not structural hospital characteristics.
AHRQ-funded; HS019455.
Citation: Graboyes EM, Kallogjeri D, Saeed MJ .
30-day hospital readmission following otolaryngology surgery: analysis of a state inpatient database.
Laryngoscope 2017 Feb;127(2):337-45. doi: 10.1002/lary.25997.
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Keywords: Adverse Events, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospital Readmissions, Risk, Surgery