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

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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Main Authors: Vincent Wu, Stephen F. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Subjects:
Rates
Causes
30-day
Readmission
Emergency department
Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-018-0283-x

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