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Hospital readmission after noncardiac surgery: the role of major complications [published online March 5, 2014].
Research Original Investigation Hospital Readmission After Noncardiac Surgery The Role of Major Complications Laurent G. Glance, MD; Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH; Turner M. Osler, MD, MS; Yue Li, PhD; Dana B. Mukamel, PhD; Stewart J. Lustik, MD; Michael P. Eaton, MD; Andrew W. Dick, PhD Invited Commentary page 445 IMPORTANCE Hospital readmissions are believed to be an indicator of suboptimal care and are the focus of efforts by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reduce health Supplemental content at care cost and improve quality. Strategies to reduce surgical readmissions may be most jamasurgery.com effective if applied prospectively to patients who are at increased risk for readmission. Hospitals do not currently have the means to identify surgical patients who are at high risk for unplanned rehospitalizations. OBJECTIVE To examine whether the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) predicted risk of major complications can be used to identify surgical patients at risk for rehospitalization. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective cohort study of 142 232 admissions in the ACS NSQIP registry for major noncardiac surgery. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The association between unplanned 30-day readmission and the ACS NSQIP predicted risk of major complications,
JAMA Surgery – American Medical Association
Published: May 1, 2014
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