The impact of major intraoperative adverse events on hospital readmissions.
Nandan AR, Bohnen JD, Chang DC, et al. The impact of major intraoperative adverse events on hospital readmissions. Am J Surg. 2017;213(1):10-17. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.03.018.
Hospital readmissions are an increasing focus of health care quality. Examining the impact of major intraoperative adverse events on 30-day readmissions in patients undergoing abdominal surgery, this study found that patients with major intraoperative adverse events experienced a two-fold increase in readmission rates.