Association of Procedures and Patient Factors With 30-Day Readmission Rates After Pediatric Surgery

JAMA Surg. 2017 Oct 1;152(10):980-981. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.1722.

Abstract

This study identifies procedures and patient factors associated with increased rates of readmission from the ACS NSQIP-P database.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Patient Readmission / statistics & numerical data*
  • Pediatrics / statistics & numerical data*
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Quality Improvement
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative / statistics & numerical data*
  • United States