The national landscape of unplanned 30-day readmissions after total laryngectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives/hypothesis

Examine rates of readmission after total laryngectomy and determine primary etiologies, timing, and risk factors for unplanned readmission.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Methods

The Nationwide Readmissions Database was queried for patients who underwent total laryngectomy between January 2013 and November 2013. Patient-, procedure-, admission-, and institution-level characteristics were compared for patients with and without unplanned 30-day readmission. Outcomes of interest included rates, etiology, and timing of readmission. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify predictors of 30-day readmission.

Results

There were 2,931 total laryngectomies performed in 2013 with an unplanned readmission rate of 17.5%. Postoper

SUBMITTER: Ferrandino R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5960601 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature