Table 5.

Summary of Characteristics in Unplanned 30-Day Readmitted Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma Patients.

Total patients	312
Readmitted Patients, n (%)	16 (5.1)
Reoperations, n ( % total readmitted, % total patients )	6 (37.5, 1.9)
Days to readmission, mean ± std. dev	12.8 ± 7.6
Causes of readmission, n ( % total readmitted, % total patients )
Medical complications	9 (56.3, 2.9)
Sepsis	3 (18.9, .96)
Anemia	2 (12.5, .64)
Stroke	1 (6.3, .3)
Respiratory distress	1 (6.3, .3)
Ileus	1 (6.3, .3)
Lumbar muscle strain	1 (6.3, .3)
Surgical complications	7 (43.7, 2.2)
Wound complications	5 (31.3, 1.6)
Wound infection	3 (18.9, .96)
Wound dehiscence	2 (12.5, .64)
Instrumentation failure	2 (12.5, .64)