This study aimed to determine risk factors that lead to hospital readmission after lobectomy. Researchers found that patients experiencing postoperative complications are at increased risk for readmission, while a shorter time between discharge and follow-up is associated with a decreased risk of readmission.
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Risk Factors for Readmission After Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Quality Collaborative Study
Submitted by: Cameron Lind
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.10.017
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Author(s): Nathan M. Mollberg, DO, Chang He, MS, Melissa J. Clark, MSN, RN, Kiran Lagisatty, MD, Robert Welsh, MD, and Andrew C. Chang, MD, for the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative
