Hospital Readmission After Pulmonary Lobectomy Is Not Affected by Surgical Approach

National evaluation of hospital readmission after pulmonary resection

“…This may reflect the difference in reporting readmission 30 days from the operative date rather than 30 days from discharge. Of note, we found no 25 also found that the surgical approach was not a significant factor associated with readmission. The similar readmission rates between open and VATS lobectomy cases likely underscore the multitude of causes that may lead a patient to be readmitted to the hospital, irrespective of incision size.…”

Unplanned Readmission After Lung Resection: Some Observations

“…The authors state that patients with a lower percentage of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) had a higher risk of unplanned readmissions, consistent with the findings of other studies indicating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a risk factor for readmission [3,4]. Therefore, we think that Table 3 in the article contains an error; predicted FEV1 is recorded as lower among patients without readmission.…”

“…We believe that the analysis would have been interesting because the number of cases is similar for the different approaches if the pneumonectomies are excluded ( Table 1). Assi and colleagues [4] found that hospital readmission after pulmonary lobectomy is not affected by surgical approach.…”

Postoperative Complications Drive Unplanned Readmissions After Esophagectomy for Cancer

“…Nonmodifiable comorbidities are often associated with postoperative readmission [15]. Relationships between discharge resources and the discharge process have been shown as a cause of readmission rather than quality of care [16,17]. Assi and colleagues [17] recommended an early follow-up design to recognize postdischarge complications in an attempt to avoid readmission.…”