Rates and causes of 30-day readmission and emergency room utilization following head and neck surgery

Abstract Background Unplanned returns to hospital are common, costly, and potentially avoidable. We aimed to investigate and characterize reasons for all-cause readmissions to hospital as in-patients (IPs) and visits to the Emergency Department (ED) within 30-days following patient discharge post he...

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Autori principali: Vincent Wu, Stephen F. Hall
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: SAGE Publishing 2018-05-01
Serie:Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Accesso online:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-018-0283-x