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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedHu QL, Livhits MJ, Ko CY MJ, Ko CY
Same-day discharge is not associated with increased readmissions or complications after thyroid operations.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether same-day discharge following thyroid surgery resulted in increased rehospitalization. Data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Targeted Thyroidectomy database was used to identify patients who underwent thyroid resections. Results showed that, in a national cohort of patients undergoing thyroid surgery, same-day discharge was not associated with greater rates of readmission or complications when compared with discharge 1 or 2 days after thyroid surgery.
AHRQ-funded; 233201500020I.
Citation: Hu QL, Livhits MJ, Ko CY MJ, Ko CY .
Same-day discharge is not associated with increased readmissions or complications after thyroid operations.
Surgery 2020 Jan;167(1):117-23. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.054..
Keywords: Surgery, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Hospital Readmissions, Hospital Discharge, Adverse Events, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Paredes AZ, Malik AT, Cluse M
Discharge disposition to skilled nursing facility after emergent general surgery predicts a poor prognosis.
Emergency general surgery can have a profound impact on the functional status of even previously independent patients. In this study, the investigators examined the role and influence of discharging a patient to a skilled nursing facility. They concluded that after accounting for patient severity and perioperative course, discharge to a skilled nursing facility was an independent risk factor for death, readmission, and postdischarge complications.
AHRQ-funded; HS022694.
Citation: Paredes AZ, Malik AT, Cluse M .
Discharge disposition to skilled nursing facility after emergent general surgery predicts a poor prognosis.
Surgery 2019 Oct;166(4):489-95. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.034..
Keywords: Nursing Homes, Hospital Discharge, Elderly, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Emergency Department, Outcomes, Hospital Readmissions, Outcomes, Risk