Table 1.
Comparison of readmission rates among 11 APR-DRG diagnoses of index hospitalization among 2517 cancer patients admitted to UCDMC.
| Readmission rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharge Diagnosis | No. | 7-day | 14-day | 30-day |
| Gynecologic | 228 | 0.9% | 1.3% | 4.8% |
| CNS neoplasms | 168 | 1.2% | 4.2% | 7.1% |
| GI | 218 | 1.4% | 12.4% | 19.3% |
| Breast | 308 | 1.6% | 2.9% | 7.1% |
| GU | 301 | 1.7% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Respiratory | 166 | 1.8% | 4.2% | 9.0% |
| ENT | 55 | 1.8% | 9.1% | 16.4% |
| Hematologic | 767 | 4.2% | 6.8% | 9.8% |
| MSK | 116 | 6.0% | 9.5% | 12.9% |
| HPB | 190 | 6.8% | 8.4% | 12.6% |
CNS - Central nervous system; GI – gastrointestinal; GU – genitourinary; ENT – ear, nose and throat; MSK – musculoskeletal; HPB – hepatic, pancreatic, biliary.