Prediction models of Medicare 90-day postdischarge deaths, readmissions, and costs in bowel operations

Abstract Background The 90-day postdischarge morbidity and mortality rates following elective and emergent bowel surgery remain poorly defined. Methods The 2009 to 2011 Medicare inpatient files for patients undergoing elective and emergent small and large bowel operations in 1,024 hospitals that pas...

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