Table 2.
Common clinical conditions for scheduled and unscheduled readmissions
| Unplanned Readmission | Planned Readmission | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Condition§ | n | % | Condition§ | n | % |
| 1 | Congestive heart failure (108) | 2,507 | 8.75 | Coronary atherosclerosis (101) | 479 | 11.38 |
| 2 | Diabetes mellitus with complications (50) | 2,067 | 7.21 | Complication of device’ implant or graft (237) | 309 | 7.34 |
| 3 | Septicemia (2) | 1,646 | 5.75 | Diabetes mellitus with complications (50) | 299 | 7.11 |
| 4 | Pneumonia (122) | 1,104 | 3.85 | Osteoarthritis (203) | 192 | 4.56 |
| 5 | Complications of device’ implant or graft (237) | 1,022 | 3.57 | Occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries (110) | 167 | 3.97 |
| 6 | Complications of surgical procedures or medical care (238) | 987 | 3.45 | Complications of surgical procedures or medical care (238) | 165 | 3.92 |
| 7 | Acute and unspecified renal failure (157) | 967 | 3.38 | Peripheral and visceral atherosclerosis (114) | 126 | 2.99 |
| 8 | Urinary tract infections (159) | 920 | 3.21 | Spondylosis (205) | 112 | 2.66 |
| 9 | Coronary atherosclerosis (101) | 798 | 2.79 | Congestive heart failure (108) | 106 | 2.52 |
| 10 | Fluid and electrolyte disorders (55) | 782 | 2.73 | Hyperplasia of prostate (164) | 79 | 1.88 |
| 11 | Nonspecific chest pain (102) | 781 | 2.73 | Biliary tract disease (149) | 79 | 1.88 |
| 12 | Acute cerebrovascular disease (109) | 694 | 2.42 | Heart valve disorders (96) | 79 | 1.88 |
| 13 | Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections (197) | 671 | 2.34 | Cardiac dysrhythmias (106) | 77 | 1.83 |
| 14 | Cardiac dysrhythmias (106) | 667 | 2.33 | Maintenance chemotherapy’ radiotherapy (45) | 70 | 1.66 |
| 15 | Acute myocardial Infarction (100) | 621 | 2.17 | Gangrene (248) | 65 | 1.54 |
| Total | 16,234 | 56.68 | 2,404 | 57.12 | ||
§
Classified using the ClinicalConditions Software (AHRQ, 2009)