Abstract
e13063Background: Colon cancer is among the leading causes of cancer and cancer mortality. Colon cancer patients undergo frequent hospitalizations pertaining to imaging, colonoscopy, colorectal surgery, and/or chemoradiation depending upon the stage and type of colon cancer. Much focus has been turned recently on reducing 30-day readmission rates to curb health care costs. This study was done to determine demographic parameters and risk factors associated with 30-day readmission rate after index colon cancer admission stay. Methods: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data was used to extract data of patients discharged after diagnosis of colon cancer during index admission for years 2009-2013. Patients were identified by Clinical Classification Software (CCS) code 14, corresponding to ICD 9 codes of 1530-39, 1590, 20910-16, 2303, V1005. NIS represents 20% of all hospital data in the US. Patients readmitted within 30 days were identified and demographic parameters and risk factors associated with high readm...
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