Hospital Quality Mediates Impact of Care Fragmentation Following Elective Colectomy.

Sara SakowitzSyed Shahyan BakhtiyarSaad MallickNam Yong ChoShineui KimNguyen K LeHanjoo LeePeyman Benharash

Published in: The American surgeon (2024)

Care fragmentation was associated with greater morbidity and resource utilization at readmission following elective colectomy. Further, rehospitalization at non-index LQH conferred significantly inferior outcomes. Novel efforts are needed to improve continuity of care.

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