Mylan T Nguyen, Linda T Li, Stephanie C Hicks, Jessica A Davila, James W Suliburk, Mimi Leong, Lillian S Kao, David H Berger, Mike K Liang
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, indications, and predictive factors of hospital readmission after open ventral hernia repair. METHODS: A retrospective review of all open ventral hernia repairs at a single institution from 2000 to 2010 was performed to assess readmissions between 1 to 30, 1 to 90, and 91 to 365 days. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify independent predictors of 30-day readmission. RESULTS: Of the 888 patients, 75 (8%) were readmitted between 1 and 30 days, 97 (11%) between 1 and 90 days, and 78 (9%) between 91 and 365 days...
December 2013: American Journal of Surgery