Surgical patient values frame and modify the impact of risk factors for non-routine postdischarge care: A mixed-methods study

BackgroundAdult colorectal surgery patients continue to have high rates of readmissions, despite known risk factors for non-routine postdischarge care (emergency department (ED) visit or rehospitalization) and countless interventions to address these. It is unclear how the difficult-to-quantify patient perspective frames and modifies the impact of these quantifiable risk factors.Study designWe identified consecutive adult inpatient colorectal...