Purpose Hospital readmissions after radical cystectomy vary with respect to intensity in
terms of impact on patients and health care systems. Therefore, we conducted a population
based study to examine factors associated with increasing readmission intensity after radical
cystectomy for bladder cancer. Materials and Methods Using SEER (Surveillance,
Epidemiology, and End Results)-Medicare data we identified 1,782 patients who underwent
radical cystectomy from 2003 to 2009. We defined readmission intensity in terms of length of …