Table 2.
Readmission diagnoses after endovascular (EVAR) and open AAA repair.
| EVAR (200 Readmissions) | Open (125 Readmissions) | ||||
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| Rank # | Diagnosis | % | Rank # | Diagnosis | % |
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| 1 | Wound Complication | 15.5 | 1 | Wound Complication | 17.6 |
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| 2 | Pneumonia & Respiratory | 11.5 | 2 | GI Obstruction | 13.6 |
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| 3 | AAA or Graft | 10.0 | 3 | Pneumonia & Respiratory | 12.0 |
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| 4 | CHF | 8.5 | 4 | Sepsis | 10.4 |
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| 5 | Sepsis | 6.5 | 5 | AAA or Graft | 5.6 |
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| 6 | MI, Cardiac Arrest | 6.0 | 6 | MI, Cardiac Arrest | 5.6 |
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| 7 | Renal Failure | 6.0 | 7 | Arrhythmia | 4.0 |
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| 8 | GI Obstruction | 5.5 | 8 | Fluid & Electrolyte | 4.0 |
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| 9 | Bleeding | 3.0 | 9 | CHF | 3.2 |
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| 10 | Cancer related | 3.0 | 10 | Bleeding | 2.4 |
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| 11 | Miscellaneous | 3.0 | 11 | Cancer related | 2.4 |
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| 12 | GI Bleeding | 3.0 | 12 | Miscellaneous | 2.4 |
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| 13 | Stroke | 2.5 | 13 | Diabetes | 2.4 |
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| 14 | UTI | 2.5 | 14 | Venous Thromboembolism | 2.4 |
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| 15 | Arrhythmia | 2.0 | 15 | GI Inflammation & Infection | 2.4 |
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| 16 | Diabetes | 2.0 | 16 | Renal Failure | 1.6 |
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| 17 | Hypertension | 2.0 | 17 | GI Bleeding | 1.6 |
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| 18 | Fluid & Electrolyte | 1.5 | 18 | Stroke | 1.6 |
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| 19 | Neurologic | 1.5 | 19 | Hypertension | 1.6 |
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| 20 | Other | 4.5 | 20 | Other | 3.2 |
CHF indicates congestive heart failure; MI, myocardial infarction, GI, gastrointestinal; UTI, urinary tract infection.