The Relevance of Readmissions after Common IR Procedures: Readmission Rates and Association with Early Mortality

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5727363	Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology	2017	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Inpatient IR procedures have high 30-day all-cause readmission rates, which can be associated with increased 90-day mortality. Further evaluation to determine preventable causes for readmission may impact 90-day mortality.

Keywords

CPT AOR CCI TTR IVC PTBD Current Procedural Terminology percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage Charlson Comorbidity Index transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt confidence interval adjusted odds ratio TIPS Inferior vena cava

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The Relevance of Readmissions after Common IR Procedures: Readmission Rates and Association with Early Mortality

Authors

Ammar MD, Lujia MPH, Nihara MD, Olga R. MD, Jeffrey L. MD, Max P. MD, MPH, Muneeb MD,