Surgery

Readmission After Pancreaticodudenectomy (Whipple)

The Whipple procedure can cure localized pancreatic cancer but it is complex and has many complications and a  significant readmission rate to treat complications. In a recent review of experience at Johns Hopkins, readmission rates have been decreasing as surgeons become more experienced with this operation. When early and late complications were compared, patients with early complications were likelier to be readmitted for delayed gastric emptying

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