Readmission after colorectal surgery occurs frequently and is associated with a cost of approximately $9000 per readmission.
Nationwide these findings account for $300 million in readmission costs annually for colorectal surgery alone.
Clinical and systems-based prevention strategies are needed to reduce readmission.
2011-11-09
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Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA. ewick1 [at] jhmi.edu
Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Dec;54(12):1475-9
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