Causes, Preventability, and Cost of Unplanned Rehospitalizations Within 30 Days of Discharge After Lung Transplantation

Readmission within 30 days of discharge after hip fracture care.

The Affordable Care Act currently requires hospitals to report 30-day readmission rates for certain medical conditions. It has been suggested that surveillance will expand to include hip and knee surgery-related readmissions in the future. To ensure quality of care and avoid penalties, readmissions related to hip fractures require further investigation. The goal of this study was to evaluate fa...

Predictors associated with unplanned hospital readmission of medical and surgical intensive care unit survivors within 30 days of discharge

Background Reducing the 30-day unplanned hospital readmission rate is a goal for physicians and policymakers in order to improve quality of care. However, data on the readmission rate of critically ill patients in Japan and knowledge of the predictors associated with readmission are lacking. We investigated predictors associated with 30-day rehospitalization for medical and surgical adult patie...

Incidence, Causes, and Predictors of Early (≤30 Days) and Late Unplanned Hospital Readmissions After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, causes, and predictors of unplanned hospital readmissions after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). BACKGROUND Data regarding unplanned hospital readmissions after TAVR in a real-world all-comers population are scarce. METHODS A total of 720 consecutive patients undergoing TAVR at 2 centers who survived the procedur...

Unplanned Inpatient and Observation Rehospitalizations After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Factors associated with emergency department visit within 30 days after discharge

BACKGROUND Post-discharge care remains a challenge because continuity of care is often interrupted and adverse events frequently occur. Previous studies have focused on early readmission but few have investigated emergency department (ED) visit after discharge. METHODS This retrospective observational study was conducted between April 2011 and March 2012 in a referral center in Taiwan. Patien...