Incidence and Risk Factors for Prolonged Hospitalization and Readmission after Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery

Conclusion
This review of a large validated surgical database demonstrates that CHF is an independent predictor of hospital readmission after transsphenoidal surgery. Although CHF is a known risk factor for postoperative complications, it poses unique challenges to patients with potential postoperative pituitary dysfunction.

Source: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - September 27, 2016 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Bur, A. M., Brant, J. A., Newman, J. G., Hatten, K. M., Cannady, S. B., Fischer, J. P., Lee, J. Y. K., Adappa, N. D. Tags: Sinonasal Disorders Source Type: research