Index versus Non-index Readmission After Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery: Where Do Patients Go to Be Readmitted?

Eliza W BealFabio BaganteAnghela ParedesQinyu ChenOzgur AkgulKatiuscha MerathMary E DillhoffJordan M CloydTimothy M Pawlik

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2018)

Roughly 1 in 5 patients were readmitted to a non-index hospital where the initial HPB operation had not taken place. Readmission to a non-index hospital was associated with higher overall in-hospital mortality. The impact of regionalization of HPB care relative to site of subsequent readmission may have important implications for patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
healthcare
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
acute coronary syndrome
quality improvement
patient reported
coronary artery bypass
adverse drug