title: Factors affecting readmission after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
abstract: PD continues to be associated with a high rate of failed discharges, despite significant improvements in techniques and postoperative care at high-volume centers. Even in the best hands, 1 in 5 patients undergoing PD can be expected to require readmission in the early postoperative period. Efforts to minimize readmissions must be aimed at identifying high-risk patients, addressing patient expectations, establishing patient care plans, and using outpatient resources to address anticipated problems and complications.
authors.affiliation: Pancreatic Disease Center, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 234 Goodman Street, ML 0772, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA.
authors.forename: Callisia N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sussman
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: Syed A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000639:trends*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology