Innovations : technology and techniques in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery
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Innovations (Phila) · Jun 2019
Early Discharge Does Not Increase Readmission Rates After Minimally Invasive Anatomic Lung Resection.
Enhanced recovery pathways reduce length of stay and costs following lung resection. However, many fear that early discharge may lead to increased hospital readmissions. In this study, we aimed to determine whether early discharge was associated with increased readmission following anatomic lung resection. ⋯ Early discharge following minimally invasive anatomic lung resection does not increase the risk of hospital readmission in patients treated within an enhanced recovery pathway.