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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 29.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2013 Oct 10;207(6):832–839. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.05.017

Table 4.

Readmission by SSI type and length of time from discharge to readmission

Postoperative complication (SSI only) Diagnosis (%) Readmission (%)
During hospitalization 45 (41.3) 1 (2.2)
After discharge 64 (58.7) 10 (15.6) P = .025
Diagnosis after discharge Location (%) Readmission (%)
ED 14 (21.9) 7 (50)
Clinic 50 (78.1) 3 (6) P = .00047
Time of day (%) Readmission (%)
8 AM–5 PM 53 (82.8) 4 (7.5)
5 PM–8 AM 11 (17.2) 6 (54.5) P = .0009

ED = emergency department; SSI = surgical site infection.