April 11, 2013
Author(s)
Elizabeth M. Hechenbleikner, Martin A. Makary, Daniel Samarov, Jennifer L. Bennett, Susan L. Gearhart, Jonathan E. Efron, Elizabeth C. Wick
… unplanned readmissions occurred in 14.7%(108 patients) and 17.6%(129 patients), respectively. NSQIP identified 10 … but objective clinical criteria revealed that only 17(13%) readmissions were avoidable. The majority of …