OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Hospital readmissions increase costs to hospitals and patients. There is a paucity of data on benchmark rates of readmission for otolaryngological surgery. Understanding the risk factors that increase readmission rates may help enhance patient education and set system-wide expectations. We aimed to provide benchmark data on causes and predictors of readmission following ou...

Methods: We performed a prospective, randomized cohort study of women ≥ 18 years desiring elective breast augmentation surgery. The study includes a non-randomized cohort of patients who chose to have standard evaluation and 3D simulation. IRB approval was obtained through Washington University in St. Louis/Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Our intended analysis is for 100 patients to be recruited into t...

OBJECTIVE To access the prospects of daycare pediatric surgery in a developing country like Pakistan in view of economic advantages, parent's acceptability and utilization of hospital resources. METHODS This prospective study was carried out in Karachi from 1st January 1994 to 31st December 1996 in three different private hospitals having optimum operating, anaesthetic and recovery facilities...

Thyroidectomy is a common surgical procedure. Traditionally, surgeons have performed thyroidectomy on an inpatient basis. However, consistent with current trends in surgery, some practices are transitioning thyroidectomy to an outpatient setting. Although concerns for hypocalcemia and postoperative bleeding exist regardless of surgeon experience, multiple studies demonstrate that outpatient thy...

INTRODUCTION More than 1,100 thyroid operations are performed annually in Denmark. The major concern regarding outpatient thyroid surgery (OTS) is post-thyroidectomy bleeding (PTB), which may cause compression of the trachea and compromise respiration. We aimed to explore the incidence of PTB and the exact timespan from surgery to PTB, and to identify risk factors for PTB in order to discuss wh...

(1981) Long-term loss of Warren's shunt selectivity: Angiographic demonstration. Hemodynamic differences between alcoholic and non-alcoholic cirrhosis following distal splenore-Exclusion of non-isolated splenic vein in distal splenorenal shunt for prevention of portal Laparoscopic laser cholecystectomy has been performed clinically in the United States since 1988. After refinement of the techni...

BACKGROUND A "teachable moment" is an event that motivates spontaneous behavior change. Some evidence suggests that major surgery for a smoking-related illness can serve as a teachable moment for smoking cessation. This study tested the hypotheses that surgery increases the likelihood of smoking cessation and that cessation is more likely after major surgical procedures compared with outpatient...

Surgery is an integral part of dermatology practice, one which we use to treat diseases and conditions affecting the skin and soft tissues, including mucosas and skin appendages, whenever those conditions cannot be treated medically and therefore require surgical intervention. Dermatologic surgery comprises 4 general areas: oncologic, general, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery. Major outpati...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to test a treatment algorithm for management of bladder function after outpatient general or local anesthesia. METHODS Three hundred twenty-four outpatients, stratified into risk categories for urinary retention, were studied. Patients in category 1 were low-risk patients (n = 227) having non-pelvic surgery and randomly assigned to receive 10 ml/kg or 2 ml/k...

PURPOSE To analyze commercial payer differences in the average costs and readmission rates between inpatient open hysterectomies and three types of outpatient hysterectomies: laparoscopic, laparoscopic assisted, and vaginal. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY A retrospective claims data analysis was conducted using the 2012 and 2013 Truven Health Analytics MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounter Database....