A profile of emergency readmissions to Department of Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Blackpool
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Aims To create a profile of emergency readmissions to the Department of Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Blackpool (June-July 2010) encompassing the following profile elements: Patient demographics, source of admission, surgical specialty involved in patient care, duration of hospital stay during admissions, gap between discharge and readmission, reason for readmission, surgical procedure and investigation during admissions.
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