Table 1.
Readmission Definition | ||||||
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First author, year | n | Source | Interval, d | From | Unplanned/planned | Readmission rate, % |
Schneider EB, 20126 | 5,311 | Medicare | 30 | Discharge | Patients admitted to acute care hospital | 14.1–15.5 |
Kassin MT, 20122 | 124 | NSQIP (institutional) | 30 | Discharge | Institutional data used to identify unplanned | 9.7 |
Barbas AS, 20131 | 1281 | Single institution | 90 | Surgery | All readmissions | 14.4 |
Spolverato G, 20147 | 338 | Single institution | 30 | Discharge | All readmissions | 14.2 |
Kelly KN, 20143 | 2555 | NSQIP | 30 | Surgery | Unplanned | 12.7 |
Lucas DJ, 20144 | 2101 | NSQIP | 30 | Surgery | Acute care admission | 13.0 |
Brudvik KW, 2014 | 3041 | Single institution | 45 | Discharge | Unplanned | 10.3 |