Table 2.
Individual patients readmitted after elective THA
| Gender | Age (years) | Reason for readmission | Potentially preventable readmission? | Readmission day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 76 | Atrial fibrillation | No | 6 |
| M | 81 | Atrial fibrillation | No | 10 |
| M | 77 | Atrial fibrillation | No | 10 |
| F | 74 | Atrial fibrillation/CHF | No | 56 |
| F | 67 | Appendicitis | No | 55 |
| M | 43 | Appendicitis | No | 57 |
| M | 59 | Cellulitis | No | 13 |
| M | 56 | Cellulitis | No | 7 |
| F | 70 | Chest pain not otherwise specified | No | 10 |
| M | 79 | Chest pain not otherwise specified | Yes* | 24 |
| M | 63 | Cholelithiasis | No | 32 |
| F | 88 | Clostridium difficile | No | 43 |
| M | 55 | Dehydration | No | 3 |
| M | 48 | Dislocated hip | Yes† | 2 |
| F | 65 | Dislocated hip | No | 24 |
| F | 62 | Dislocated hip | No | 1 |
| M | 68 | Dislocated hip | No | 15 |
| F | 83 | Diverticular disease | No | 32 |
| F | 83 | Diverticular disease | No | 76 |
| F | 76 | Diverticular disease | No | 1 |
| F | 67 | Hematoma | No | 52 |
| F | 52 | Hematoma | No | 19 |
| F | 54 | Hematoma | No | 10 |
| F | 87 | Hematoma | No | 6 |
| F | 88 | Hematoma | No | 14 |
| F | 75 | Hematoma | No | 31 |
| F | 66 | Hematoma | No | 17 |
| F | 50 | Hematoma | No | 9 |
| F | 69 | Hematoma | No | 5 |
| M | 90 | Hematoma | No | 7 |
| M | 67 | Hematoma | No | 21 |
| F | 42 | Hematoma | No | 7 |
| M | 56 | Hematoma | No | 11 |
| M | 58 | Hematoma/component exchange | No | 3 |
| M | 69 | Hematoma | No | 10 |
| F | 48 | Ileus | No | 19 |
| F | 66 | Ileus | No | 2 |
| F | 62 | Joint infection | No | 4 |
| F | 76 | Joint infection | No | 24 |
| M | 54 | Joint infection | No | 19 |
| F | 63 | Joint infection | No | 8 |
| F | 81 | Myocardial infarction | No | 6 |
| M | 70 | Nephrolithiasis | No | 10 |
| F | 65 | Pain control | No | 25 |
| F | 68 | Pain control | No | 81 |
| F | 17 | Pain control | No | 7 |
| F | 16 | Pain control | No | 2 |
| M | 51 | Pain control/withdrawal | No | 2 |
| F | 75 | Periprosthetic fracture | No | 23 |
| F | 75 | Periprosthetic fracture | No | 41 |
| M | 67 | Periprosthetic fracture | No | 19 |
| F | 67 | Periprosthetic fracture | No | 29 |
| F | 70 | Periprosthetic fracture | No | 5 |
| F | 67 | Periprosthetic fracture | No | 16 |
| F | 78 | Pneumonia | No | 5 |
| F | 65 | Pneumonia | No | 2 |
| F | 56 | Pneumonia | No | 61 |
| M | 69 | Pneumonia | No | 18 |
| F | 21 | Pneumonia/sickle cell crisis | No | 2 |
| F | 69 | Postoperative pain | No | 14 |
| M | 59 | Sepsis (Streptococcus viridans) | No | 6 |
| F | 77 | Seroma | No | 22 |
| F | 29 | Sickle cell crisis | No | 27 |
| F | 83 | Small bowel obstruction | No | 16 |
| M | 77 | Small bowel obstruction | No | 63 |
| F | 77 | Subarachnoid hemorrhage | No | 73 |
| F | 53 | Subsidence without fracture | No | 40 |
| F | 72 | Urinary tract infection | Yes‡ | 9 |
| F | 37 | Vaginal bleeding | No | 56 |
* The patient was discharged with nonspecific chest pain, presented less than 24 hours later to the emergency department with similar complaints, although was not readmitted at this time; however, 24 days later the patient again presented with chest pain and was readmitted for a full cardiac consultation; †the patient was readmitted with a hip dislocation after a technically complex primary THA; component position and fixation were suboptimal; ‡the patient, who had a history of urinary tract infections, was discharged with subjective dysuria and later readmitted with a urinary tract infection that potentially might have been preventable; F = female; M = male; CHF = congestive heart failure.