Hospital Volume, Length of Stay, and Readmission Rates in High-Risk Surgery

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Authors

Philip P. Goodney · White River Junction VA Medical Center

Abstract

Although hospital volume may be an important predictor of operative mortality, it is not associated with resource use as reflected by length of stay or readmission rates.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Hip and Femur Fractures Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 238, Issue 2, pp. 161-167

DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000081094.66659.c3

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