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. 2009 Sep;11(6):483–492. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00077.x

Table 5b.

Rehospitalization information

Variable Summary
Rehospitalization by 1 month after discharge (n= 46) 12 (26%)
Rehospitalization by 4 months after discharge (n= 43) 20 (47%)
Rehospitalization by 12 months after discharge (n= 42) 23 (55%)
Reasons for re-hospitalization (n= 45 total rehospitalizations)
Malnutrition/FTT/N/V/D/weakness 20 (44%)
Gastrointestinal even (e.g. GI bleed) 9 (20%)
Glycaemic events 5 (11%)
Infection 5 (11%)
Other 6 (13%)

The sample sizes given associated with rehospitalization indicate the number of patients with a length of follow-up necessary to calculate the given rehospitalization rate.

FTT, Failure to thrive; N, Nausea; V, Vomiting; D, Diarrhoea.