Preoperative White Blood Cell Count and Risk of 30-Day Readmission after Cardiac Surgery

• Main Authors: Jeremiah R. Brown (Author), R. Clive Landis (Author), Kristine Chaisson (Author), Cathy S. Ross (Author), Lawrence J. Dacey (Author), Richard A. Boss (Author), Robert E. Helm (Author), Susan R. Horton (Author), Patricia Hofmaster (Author), Cheryl Jones (Author), Helen Desaulniers (Author), Benjamin M. Westbrook (Author), Dennis Duquette (Author), Kelly LeBlond (Author), Reed D. Quinn (Author), Patrick C. Magnus (Author), David J. Malenka (Author), Anthony W. DiScipio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Approximately 1 in 5 patients undergoing cardiac surgery are readmitted within 30 days of discharge. Among the primary causes of readmission are infection and disease states susceptible to the inflammatory cascade, such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and gastrointestinal complic...