Postoperative rehospitalization in older surgical patients: an age-stratified analysis
Abstract Background Older adults comprise 40% of surgical inpatients and are at increased risk of postoperative rehospitalization. A decade ago, 30-day rehospitalizations for Medicare patients were reported as 15%, and more than 70% was attributed to medical causes. In the interim, there have been s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Perioperative Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-023-00313-3 |