Potentially Avoidable Hospital Readmissions in Patients With Advanced Cancer.

CONCLUSION:: We observed that a substantial proportion of hospital readmissions are potentially avoidable and found that patients' symptom burdens predict PARs. These findings underscore the need to assess and address the symptom burden of hospitalized patients with advanced cancer in this highly symptomatic population.
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Source: JOP - April 3, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Johnson PC, Xiao Y, Wong RL, D'Arpino S, Moran SMC, Lage DE, Temel B, Ruddy M, Traeger LN, Greer JA, Hochberg EP, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A, Nipp RD Tags: J Oncol Pract Source Type: research