Clinical indications for necessary and discretionary hospital readmissions after radical cystectomy

CONCLUSIONS: Twenty-five percent of readmissions were categorized as discretionary and were driven primarily by low-grade gastrointestinal complications, marginal oral intake and failure to thrive, suggesting that better coordinated post-discharge supportive care could help avoid a substantial proportion of readmissions.PMID:34629281 | DOI:10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.09.001

Source: Urologic Oncology - October 11, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ahmet Murat Aydin Richard R Reich Biwei Cao Salim K Cheriyan Ali Hajiran Logan Zemp Alice Yu Michael A Poch Wade J Sexton Roger Li Scott M Gilbert Source Type: research