Table 4.

The Relationship between Follow-Up and Timing of Readmission

	General Surgery	Vascular Surgery
Time between first follow-up and readmission
Readmitted within 24 hours of first follow-up	27.9%	8.1%
Readmitted within 2–7 days of first follow-up	18.5%	12.6%
Readmitted within 8–14 days of first follow-up	8.6%	6.7%
Readmitted more than 2 weeks after first follow-up	2.3%	3.7%
Time between most recent follow-up and readmission
Readmitted within 24 hours of most recent follow-up	52.3%	51.1%
Readmitted within 2–7 days of most recent follow-up	30.2%	32.6%
Readmitted within 8–14 days of most recent follow-up	14.3%	11.9%
Readmitted more than 2 weeks after most recent follow-up	3.1%	4.4%
Patients readmitted after follow-up	n=384	n=135