Sociocultural and Demographic Factors Predict Readmissions for General Surgery Patients.
Joshua G KovoorStephen BacchiAashray K GuptaSilas D NannBrandon StrettonEsther H L ChongJoseph N HewittAmeya BhanushaliKayla NathinNidhi AujayebAmy LuChristopher D OvendenAthul JohnJessica L ReidSamuel GluckDanny LiewBenjamin A ReddiThomas J HughChristopher DobbinsRobert T PadburyPeter J HewettMarkus I TrochslerGuy J MaddernPublished in: World journal of surgery (2023)
Sociocultural and demographic patient factors such as primary language, presence of religion, age, and comorbidity burden predict the likelihood of 7 and 30-day hospital readmission after general surgery. These findings support early implementation a postoperative care model that integrates all biopsychosocial domains across multiple disciplines of healthcare.
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