Readmission Following Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States.

CONCLUSIONS: Using a national inpatient database, we found readmission after surgical aortic valve replacement to be common and resource-intensive. Enhanced management of comorbidities and targeted post-discharge interventions for patients at high risk of readmission may help decrease health care utilization.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 21, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Khoury H, Ragalie W, Sanaiha Y, Boutros H, Rudasill S, Shemin RJ, Benharash P Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research