Why the study?
What are the predictors and outcomes of 30-day hospital readmission after intestinal surgery?
What are the predictors and outcomes of 30-day hospital readmission after intestinal surgery?
Early readmission after major bowel operations is unpredictable, not associated with shorter index hospital stays, and does not adversely affect overall clinical outcomes.
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Steroid users after intestinal surgery may need closer surveillance; this Level 3 finding is hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Kiran et al. (2004) studied this question.
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