Patient and Clinical Characteristics Associated with Readmission Among Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery

Readmission following vascular surgery intervention is frequent, costly, and often considered preventable. Vascular surgery outcomes have recently been scrutinized by Medicare, given high rates of readmission. We determine patient and clinical characteristics that predict readmission in a cohort of vascular surgery patients.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - October 28, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Travis L. Engelbert, Sara Fernandes-Taylor, Prateek K. Gupta, K. Craig Kent, Jon Matsumura Tags: Abstracts from the 2013 Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society Annual Meeting Source Type: research