A 10-Year Nationwide Analysis of Risk Factors of Readmission and the Implications of Same-Day Discharge Following Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Correcting Surgery

CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 90% of VPI-correcting procedures are completed inpatient nationwide. Cardiac and/or neuromuscular disease significantly increased the patients' readmission risk when discharged on the same day of surgery. The inpatient setting should remain the best practice as adequate resources are available to mitigate life-threatening complications.PMID:38490218 | DOI:10.1177/10556656241233248

Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - March 15, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Idean Roohani Eloise Stanton Collean Trotter Dylan G Choi Sarah Alfeerawi Pasha Shakoori Ishani D Premaratne Aydin Hammoudeh Artur Fahradyan Mark M Urata Source Type: research