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. 2017 Jan 27;3(1):51–56. doi: 10.3233/BLC-160061

Table 2.

Causes of readmission among 56 patients in the post-ERAS group readmitted during the first 90 days from surgery. Forty-one patients readmitted between day1 and day30 and 15 between day31 and day90

<30 day – n (% of 41) 31–90 day n (% of 15)
Infectious Causes 26 patients (63%) 8 patients (53%)
Febrile UTI (without sepsis) 8 (20%) 2 (13%)
Urosepsis 11 (27%) 3 (20%)
Abscess 3 (7%) 1 (7%)
C. difficile colitis 6 (15%) 2 (13%)
Other (pneumonia, etc) 2 (5%) 1 (7%)
UTI without fever 4 (10%) 4 (27%)
Multiple infections 4 patients (10%) 3 patients (30%)
Noninfectious causes 23 patients (56%) 10 patients (67%)
Dehydration/AKI 15 (37%) 3 (20%)
GU complications (urine leak, etc) 12 (29%) 7 (47%)
Bowel problems (SBO, constipation) 8 (20%) 3 (20%)
CV problems (angina, hypotension) 6 (15%) 1 (7%)
Tromboembolism 2 (5%)
Multiple diagnosis 12 patients (29%) 5 patients (33%)