Table 3.

Reasons for Readmission Following Condition-Specific Index Admissions

Index Admission Diagnosis	Readmissions	Reasons for Readmission
		Readmission Diagnosis				Readmission Diagnosis Organ System Same as Index Admission
		Most Common	2nd Most Common	3rd Most Common	All Others
	No.	No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)
Seizure	1,548	Seizure [996 (64.3%)]	Upper respiratory infection [39 (2.5%)]	Other disorders of the nervous system [29(1.9%)]	484 (31.3%)	1,107 (71.5%)
Bronchiolitis	1,316	Bronchiolitis [599 (45.5%)]	Pneumonia [117 (8.9%)]	Asthma [106 (8.1%)]	494 (37.5%)	974 (74.0%)
Pneumonia	1,188	Pneumonia [379 (31.9%)]	Asthma [100 (8.4%)]	Bronchiolitis [82 (6.9%)]	627 (52.8%)	788 (66.3%)
Anemia/neutropenia	1,092	Anemia/neutropenia [582 (53.3%)]	Acute leukemia [41 (3.8%)]	Other anemia [31 (2.8%)]	436 (40.1%)	639 (58.5%)
Sickle cell crisis	1,019	Sickle cell anemia crisis [809 (79.4%)]	Other anemia & blood disorders [68 (6.7%)]	Pneumonia [27 (2.7%)]	115 (11.3%)	878 (86.2%)
Upper respiratory infection	922	Upper respiratory infection [190 (20.6%)]	Pneumonia [61 (6.6%)]	Bronchiolitis [45 (4.9%)]	626 (67.9%)	252 (27.3%)
Asthma	905	Asthma [556 (61.4%)]	Pneumonia [107 (11.8%)]	Bronchiolitis [41 (4.5%)]	201 (22.2%)	752 (83.1%)
Gastroenteritis	779	Gastroenteritis [181 (23.2%)]	Other digestive system diagnoses [46 (5.9%)]	Hypovolemia & related electrolyte disorders [36 (4.6%)]	516 (66.2%)	350 (44.9%)
Appendectomy	718	Postoperative, post-traumatic & other device infections [213 (29.7%)]	Major GI & peritoneal infections [135 (18.8%)]	Abdominal pain [56 (7.8%)]	314 (43.7%)	359 (50.0%)
Ventricular shunt procedures	675	Ventricular shunt procedures [262 (38.8%)]	Craniotomy [89 (13.2%)]	Other disorders of nervous system [38 (5.6%)]	286 (42.4%)	489 (72.4%)