Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for Short‐ and Medium‐Term Hospital Readmission Following Heart Valve Surgery

Background Although models exist for predicting hospital readmission after coronary artery bypass surgery, no such models exist for predicting readmission after heart valve surgery (HVS). Methods and Results Using a geographically and structurally diverse sample of US hospitals (Premier Inpatient Da...

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Main Authors: Quinn R. Pack, Aruna Priya, Tara Lagu, Penelope S. Pekow, Richard Engelman, David M. Kent, Peter K. Lindenauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.003544