Root causes of extended length of stay and unplanned readmissions after orthopedic surgery and hand surgery: a retrospective observational cohort study

Abstract Background While previous studies have evaluated the effect of some patient characteristics (e.g. gender, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class and comorbidity) on outcome in orthopedic and hand day surgery, more detailed information on anesthesia related factors has previously...

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Main Authors: Morag Tolvi, Hanna Tuominen-Salo, Mika Paavola, Kimmo Mattila, Leena-Maija Aaltonen, Lasse Lehtonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13037-020-00249-3