People who visit their primary care doctors shortly after high-risk surgeries are less likely to end up back in hospital during the next month. [s]Health24[/s] reports that this is according to a study by Dr Benjamin Brooke, from the [b]University of Utah School of Medicine[/b], which found such visits particularly beneficial for high-risk patients who experienced complications during their time in the hospital for surgery, though it made little difference for people without complications.
[link url=http://www.health24.com/News/Follow-up-keeps-high-risk-patients-out-of-hospital-20140626]Full Health24 report[/link]
[link url=http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1883584&resultClick=3]JAMA Surgery abstract[/link]