Readmission Following Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.

CONCLUSIONS: Readmission is common after congenital heart surgery, mostly for non-cardiovascular reasons. Process improvement initiatives targeted at high-risk patients might minimize its impact.
PMID: 30742819 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - February 8, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kogon BE, Oster ME, Wallace A, Chiswell K, Hill KD, Cox ML, Jacobs JP, Pasquali S, Karamlou T, Jacobs ML Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research