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Readmission in acute pancreatitis: Etiology, risk factors, and opportunities for improvement

Surgery Open Science, 2022
Acute pancreatitis is associated with a readmission rate ranging from 7 to 34%. Readmission rates are highest among biliary (4–37%) and alcohol-induced (2–60%) acute pancreatitis.
Brittany D. Bogan, Sean P. McGuire, Thomas K. Maatman   +2 more
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Validation of Patient and Nurse Short Forms of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale and Their Relationship to Return to the Hospital [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: To validate patient and nurse short forms for discharge readiness assessment and their associations with 30-day readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits.
Bobay, Kathleen, Costa, Linda L., Weiss, Marianne E., Yakusheva, Olga   +3 more
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Ninety-Day Readmission in Elective Revision Lumbar Fusion Surgery in the Inpatient Setting

Global Spine Journal, 2020
Study Design: Retrospective review. Objectives: (1) Identify the 90-day rate of readmission following revision lumbar fusion, (2) identify independent risk factors associated with increased rates of readmission within 90 days, (3) and identify the ...
Thomas C. Hydrick BS, Nicolas Rubel BS, Sean Renfree MA, Nina Lara MD, Justin L. Makovicka MD, MBA, Varun Arvind BS, Michael Chang MD, Andrew Chung DO   +7 more
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Readmissions to a Pediatric Ward: An Eleven-Year Experience in a Portuguese Hospital

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022
Introduction: Pediatric readmissions have received increased attention in the past few years. Distinguishing between planned and unplanned readmissions and between preventable and unpreventable ones constitutes an important target to better understand ...
Joana Sousa Martins, Rita Sousa, Joana Matias, Paulo Calhau   +3 more
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Implications of Transitional Care Interventions on Hospital Readmissions in Patients With Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Devices [PDF]

, 2019
Background: The rising number of patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) require care management to successfully transition home after implantation. These patients and their families need to manage their heart failure, and the complexities
Hirschman, Karen, Iseler, Jackeline I., Shaid, Elizabeth C., Wierenga, Kelly L.   +3 more
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Predictors of Readmission after Inpatient Plastic Surgery

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2014
Background Understanding risk factors that increase readmission rates may help enhance patient education and set system-wide expectations. We aimed to provide benchmark data on causes and predictors of readmission following inpatient plastic surgery.
Umang Jain, Christopher Salgado, Lauren Mioton, Aksharananda Rambachan, John YS Kim   +4 more
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Association Rules Mining for Hospital Readmission: A Case Study

Mathematics, 2021
As an indicator of healthcare quality and performance, hospital readmission incurs major costs for healthcare systems worldwide. Understanding the relationships between readmission factors, such as input features and readmission length, is challenging ...
Nor Hamizah Miswan, ‘Ismat Mohd Sulaiman, Chee Seng Chan, Chong Guan Ng   +3 more
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Associations between readmission and patient-reported measures in acute psychiatric inpatients: a study protocol for a multicenter prospective longitudinal study (the ePOP-J study)

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2019
Background Several previous observational studies have reported the risk factors associated with readmission in people with mental illness. While patient-reported experiences and outcomes have become increasingly important in healthcare, only a few ...
Sosei Yamaguchi, Yasutaka Ojio, Junko Koike, Asami Matsunaga, Makoto Ogawa, Hisateru Tachimori, Akiko Kikuchi, Hiroshi Kimura, Ataru Inagaki, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Yoshiki Kishi, Koji Yoshida, Takaaki Hirooka, Satoru Oishi, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Chiyo Fujii   +15 more
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Clinical Frailty Scale, K-FRAIL questionnaire, and clinical outcomes in an acute hospitalist unit in Korea [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021
Background/Aims Frailty increases the risks of in-hospital adverse events such as delirium, falls, and functional decline in older adults. We assessed the feasibility and clinical relevance of frailty status in Korean older inpatients using the Clinical ...
Seung Jun Han, Hee-Won Jung, Jae Hyun Lee, Jin Lim, Sung do Moon, Sock-Won Yoon, Hongran Moon, Seo-Young Lee, Hyeanji Kim, Sae-Rim Lee, Il-Young Jang   +10 more
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A Systems Thinking Approach to Redesigning the Patient Experience to Reduce 30 Day Hospital Readmission [PDF]

, 2018
INTRODUCTION The cost of medical care is spiraling out of control, and one of the many reasons is lack of preventative care, poor communication to the patient and primary caregiver(s) both in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
DePrince, RN, BA, CCRN, SCRN, Maureen, Flounders, MBA, William, Gates, MBA, Justin, Heffner, MBA, Steven, Lawler, BS, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, MBA, Michael, Pardini, MBA, Julia, Rosenwasser, MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, Robert H.   +6 more
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