As the world's aging population grows, the surgical population is increasingly made up of
older adults. Due to changes in physiologic function and increasing comorbidity burden …

METHODS: A cross-sectional study in 305 children (< 18 years old) readmitted within 30
days to a freestanding children's hospital between December 2012 and February 2013 …

Background Accurate documentation of complications is fundamental to clinical audit and
research. While it is established that accurate diagnosis of surgical site infection (SSI) …

Background Readmissions following colorectal surgery are common. However, there are
limited data examining unplanned readmissions (URs) after colorectal cancer (CRC) …

Readmissions pose a significant hardship for patients and constitute a major quality and
financial concern for hospitals. We sought to define risk factors associated with hospital …

Purpose: Readmissions to a different hospital may place patients at increased risk for poor
outcomes and may increase their overall costs of care. We evaluated whether mortality and …

Background: Health care disparities are described for non-English speaking patients. We
aimed to determine whether emergency department visits and hospital readmissions differ …