Emergency department use after outpatient thyroidectomy across three states

Although outpatient thyroidectomy has become common, few large-scale studies have examined post-thyroidectomy emergency department use, readmission, and encounters not resulting in readmission, known as “treat-and-release” encounters. We evaluated post-outpatient thyroidectomy emergency department use and readmission and characterized associated factors.

Source: Surgery - November 8, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Michael R. Visenio, Susheel Reddy, Cord Sturgeon, Dina M. Elaraj, Hadley E. Ritter, Alexandria D. McDow, Ryan P. Merkow, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Anthony D. Yang Source Type: research