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Defining and improving postoperative care.

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D'Amico, TA
Published in: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
November 2014

Although much is known regarding the importance of postoperative care, the surveillance of patients after 30 days from the surgical procedure can be improved. It must be recognized that mortality between 30 and 90 days exceeds what is commonly considered "operative mortality"—death within 30 days of surgery. Significant effort should be dedicated to the design of predictive models to prevent readmission. More importantly, surgeons must develop better models to manage the complications that arise after readmission to prevent mortality in readmitted patients. Finally, current guidelines for oncologic surveillance are an area of controversy, and future studies are needed for better direction of resources.

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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

DOI

EISSN

1097-685X

Publication Date

November 2014

Volume

148

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1792 / 1793

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Respiratory System
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Patient Readmission
  • Male
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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D’Amico, T. A. (2014). Defining and improving postoperative care. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 148(5), 1792–1793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.095
D’Amico, Thomas A. “Defining and improving postoperative care.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 148, no. 5 (November 2014): 1792–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.095.
D’Amico TA. Defining and improving postoperative care. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Nov;148(5):1792–3.
D’Amico, Thomas A. “Defining and improving postoperative care.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, vol. 148, no. 5, Nov. 2014, pp. 1792–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.095.
D’Amico TA. Defining and improving postoperative care. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Nov;148(5):1792–1793.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

DOI

EISSN

1097-685X

Publication Date

November 2014

Volume

148

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1792 / 1793

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Respiratory System
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Patient Readmission
  • Male
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • 3202 Clinical sciences