Why the study?
What are the rates and reasons for readmission in Medicare patients undergoing pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer?
Population
1,730 Medicare patients aged 66 years and older undergoing pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 5 years
Authors
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Early readmission after pancreatectomy signals higher-risk patients for surveillance; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve survival.
What are the rates and reasons for readmission in Medicare patients undergoing pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer?
In Medicare patients undergoing pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer, readmission is common (16% at 30 days, 53% at 1 year) and early readmission is primarily driven by operative complications and associated with worse median survival.
Reddy et al. (2009) studied this question.
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