Readmissions after radical nephrectomy in a national cohort.

Journal: Scandinavian journal of urology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the factors and costs associated with 30-day readmissions for patients undergoing radical nephrectomy.

Authors

  • Joaquin Michel
    Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Dhaval Jivanji
    Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
  • Alexander N Goel
    Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
  • Patrick M Lec
    Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Andrew T Lenis
    University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Mark S Litwin
    University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Karim Chamie
    Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.