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ReviewTherapeutic advances in urology2017

Strategies to minimize readmission rates following major urologic surgery.

Janet Baack Kukreja, Ashish M Kamat

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Review in Therapeutic advances in urology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Readmission and unplanned healthcare use after radical cystectomy are independent of discharge destination.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2025
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  8. 30-day readmission after radical cystectomy: Identifying targets for improvement using the phases of surgical care.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Janet Baack KukrejaUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit #1373, Houston, TX 77030-4000, USA.
Ashish M KamatUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit #1373, Houston, TX 77030-4000, USA akamat@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Readmissions after major surgical procedures are prevalent across multiple disciplines. Specifically, in urology, with incorporation of early discharge and recovery pathways, readmissions are emerging as an important problem and effecting an epidemic proportion of urology patients. As expected, readmissions have garnered the attention of major healthcare payers in the United States who see readmissions as easy targets because of the association with astronomical costs. More importantly, readmissions have a significant negative impact on patient sense of wellbeing, and places economic and other hardships on the doors of our patients and their families. Here, we explore the reasons patients are readmitted, using radical cystectomy as a case study, and means to decrease the incidence of readmissions. Since time to readmission for most major urologic oncology surgeries is within the first 2 weeks after discharge, this time frame is critical for efforts to improve symptom identification and reduce the total number and severity of readmissions. Readmission reduction to zero is unlikely for any major surgery, but with effective coordinated strategies, we must strive to reduce the rates as much as possible, as a means to improve the care continuum for our patients.

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cystectomydelivery of health carehealth planningpatient readmissionurologic surgical proceduresurology

Identifiers

PMID28588648
PMCPMC5444623
OpenAlexW2605777506

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