Audit of Postoperative Readmissions and Patient Messages following Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Objectives  The aim of this study was to identify the reasons for patient messages, phone calls, and emergency department (ED) visits prior to the first postoperative visit following discharge after endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal (eTNTS) surgery. Design  This is a retrospective review of patients at a tertiary care academic center who underwent eTNTS for resection of a sellar region tumor between May 2020 and August 2021. Patient, tumor, and surgical characteristics were collected, along with postoperative, postdischarge, and readmission information. Regression analyses were performed to investigate risk factors associated with postdischarge phone calls, messages, ED visits, and readmissions. Main Outcome Measures  The main outcomes were the number of and reason

SUBMITTER: Harary M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9653286 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature