Hospital readmission is associated with poor survival after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital readmissions are costly and associated with inferior patient outcomes. There is limited knowledge related to readmissions after esophagectomy for malignancy. Our aim was to determine the impact on survival of readmission after esophagectomy.

Methods

This cohort study utilizes Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data (2002 to 2009). Survival, length of stay, 30-day readmissions, and discharge disposition were determined. Multivariate logistic regression models were created to examine risk factors associated with readmission.

Results

In all, 1,744 patients with esophageal cancer underwent esophagectomy: 80% of patients (1,390) were male, and mean age was 73 years; 71.8% of tumors (1,251) were adenocarcinomas, and 72.5% (1,265) were d

SUBMITTER: Fernandez FG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4282960 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature