Predictors and Significance of Readmission after Esophagogastric Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for readmission after elective esophagogastric cancer surgery and characterize the impact of readmission on long-term survival. The study will also identify whether the location of readmission to either the hospital that performed the primary surgery (index hospital) or another institution (nonindex hospital) has an impact on postoperative mortality.

Background

Over the past decade, the center-volume relationship has driven the centralization of major cancer surgery, which has led to improvements in perioperative mortality. However, the impact of readmission, especially to nonindex centers, on long-term mortality remains unclear.

Methods

This was a national population-based cohort study using Hospital Episode

SUBMITTER: Evans RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11175914 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature