Risk factors for prolonged length of stay after colorectal surgery

Objective: Colorectal surgeons often struggle to explain to administrators/payers reasons for prolonged length of stay (LOS). This study aim was to identify factors associated with increased LOS after colorectal surgery. Design: The study population included patients from the 2007 American-College-o...

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Main Authors: Luiz Felipe de Campos Lobato, Patrícia Cristina Alves Ferreira, Elizabeth C. Wick, Ravi P. Kiran, Feza H. Remzi, Matthew F. Kalady, Jon D. Vogel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936313000063