Early Discharge After Lobectomy for Lung Cancer Does Not Equate to Early Readmission

Enhanced recovery after surgery pathways in several specialties reduce length of stay, but accelerated discharge after thoracic surgery is not well characterized. This study tested the hypothesis that patients discharged on postoperative day 1 (POD1) after lobectomy for lung cancer have an increased risk of readmission.Patients who underwent a lobectomy for lung cancer between 2011 and 2019 in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical...