Observational studyScientific reports2021
Clinical characteristics and risk factors of preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Development and Temporal Validation of a Discharge-Based Administrative Data Risk Model for 30-Day Unplanned Readmission After Endometrial Cancer Staging Surgery.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Applying text-mining to clinical notes: the identification of patient characteristics from electronic health records (EHRs).BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
- Comparing the performance of multiple trigger tools in identifying medication-related hospital readmissions.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation on medication errors at hospital discharge and healthcare utilization in the next 30 days: a pragmatic clinical trial.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
- A Multi-method Exploratory Evaluation of a Service Designed to Improve Medication Safety for Patients with Monitored Dosage Systems Following Hospital Discharge.Drug safety · 2023Article
- Comparison of 30-day planned and unplanned readmissions in a tertiary teaching hospital in China.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Medication-Related Readmissions: Documentation of the Medication Involved and Communication in the Care Continuum.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Knowledge regarding preventable hospital readmissions is scarce. Our aim was to compare the clinical characteristics of potentially preventable readmissions (PPRs) with non-PPRs. Additionally, we aimed to identify risk factors for PPRs. Our study included readmissions within 30 days after discharge from 1 of 7 hospital departments. Preventability was assessed by multidisciplinary meetings. Characteristics of the readmissions were collected and 23 risk factors were analyzed. Of the 1120 readmissions, 125 (11%) were PPRs. PPRs occurred equally among different departments (p = 0.21). 29.6% of PPRs were readmitted by a practitioner of a different medical specialty than the initial admission (IA) specialist. The PPR group had more readmissions within 7 days (PPR 54% vs. non-PPR 44%, p = 0.03). The median LOS was 1 day longer for PPRs (p = 0.16). Factors associated with PPR were higher age (p = 0.004), higher socio-economic status (p = 0.049), fewer prior hospital admissions (p = 0.004), and no outpatient visit prior to readmission (p = 0.025). This study found that PPRs can occur at any department in the hospital. There is not a single type of patient that can easily be pinpointed to be at risk of a PPR, probably due to the multifactorial nature of PPRs.
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