ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2022
Discharge destination and readmissions among patients with head and neck cancer.
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- Clinical and Socioeconomic Predictors of 60-Day Rehospitalization After Oncologic Head and Neck Surgery.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Externally Validated Machine Learning Models for 30-/90-/180-Day Unplanned Readmission After Head and Neck Cancer Hospitalizations in the United States.JCO clinical cancer informatics · 2026Article
- Correlation Analysis of Body Muscle-Fat Composition Parameters and CT Severity Index with Disease Severity in Acute Pancreatitis.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Facial Nerve Palsy in Malignant Otitis Externa Hospitalizations: Outcomes and Risk Factors.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
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- Predictive value of the Rothman index for unplanned 90-day readmission rates following hospital discharge in oral cancer patients.American journal of cancer research · 2023Article
- Discharge destination and readmissions among patients with head and neck cancer.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective: Lowering hospital readmission rates is a national goal, and presents an opportunity to lower health care costs, improve quality, and increase patient satisfaction. We aim to assess whether discharge disposition is associated with readmission. Methods: A retrospective cohort study using logistic regression to quantify risk factors of hospital readmission in patients with confirmed head and neck cancer (HNC) who underwent surgery from 2010 to 2018 contained in the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council database, which includes patients treated in Pennsylvania hospitals. Results: The readmission rate in this study was 18.1%. Cancers of the hypopharynx had the highest rates of readmission (29.2%). Male sex (odds ratio [OR]: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.75-1.00), emergent admission (vs. elective admission: OR = 1.33, 95% CI: 1.02-1.74), discharge to home health (vs. home: OR = 1.85, 95% CI: 1.59-2.16), discharge to skilled nursing facility (SNF) (vs. home: OR = 2.21, 95% CI: 1.80-2.72), and having 4+ comorbidities (vs. 0-1: OR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.09-1.76) were significant risk factors for hospital readmission. Conclusion: It is necessary to consider the readmission risk associated with HNC patients. Reasons for readmission are multifactorial and can be related to demographics, hospital course, comorbidities, or discharge disposition-this requires further assessment. There is importance in increasing HNC awareness and staff education about the unique needs of this population. Level of Evidence: 4.
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