Table 3. Reasons for 30-day readmissions.
| Reasons | OAC at Discharge (n = 143) | No OAC at Discharge (n = 549) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest pain syndromes | 31 (21.7) | 189 (34.4) | <0.01 |
| Stable angina | 3 (9.7) | 21 (11.1) | 0.31 |
| Unstable angina | 10 (32.3) | 63 (33.3) | 0.12 |
| NSTEMI | 2 (6.5) | 32 (16.9) | 0.03 |
| STEMI | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.05 |
| Noncardiac chest pain |
10 (32.3) | 67 (35.4) | 0.08 |
| Pericarditis | 4 (12.9) | 5 (2.7) | 0.08 |
| Bleeding | 20 (14.0) | 33 (6.0) | <0.01 |
| Gastrointestinal | 17 (85.0) | 23 (69.7) | <0.01 |
| Access site | 1 (5.0) | 2 (6.1) | 0.59 |
| Genitourinary | 0 (0.0) | 3 (9.1) | 0.38 |
| Intracranial | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.0) | 0.61 |
| Other | 2 (10.0) | 4 (12.1) | 0.44 |
| Epistaxis | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | — |
| Skin/MSK | 1 (5.0) | 2 (6.1) | — |
| Pulmonary | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.1) | — |
| Congestive heart failure | 19 (13.3) | 53 (9.7) | 0.21 |
| Elective peripheral procedure or surgery | 6 (4.2) | 16 (2.9) | 0.44 |
| Stroke or TIA (not related to PCI) | 6 (4.2) | 9 (1.6) | 0.06 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 5 (3.5) | 9 (1.6) | 0.16 |
| Syncope or presyncope | 5 (3.5) | 26 (4.7) | 0.52 |
| Aortic stenosis | 4 (2.8) | 7 (1.3) | 0.19 |
| Stent thrombosis | 4 (2.8) | 14 (2.6) | 0.87 |
| Pneumonia | 3 (2.1) | 8 (1.5) | 0.59 |
| Vascular complication of PCI (aneurysm, fistula) | 3 (2.1) | 4 (0.7) | 0.14 |
| Venous thromboembolism | 3 (2.1) | 3 (0.6) | 0.07 |
| Ventricular tachycardia | 3 (2.1) | 6 (1.1) | 0.34 |
| Bradycardia | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.2) | 0.05 |
| Elective CABG | 2 (1.4) | 11 (2.0) | 0.64 |
| Hypotension | 2 (1.4) | 5 (0.9) | 0.60 |
| Bacteremia or endocarditis | 1 (0.7) | 4 (0.7) | 0.97 |
| Cholecystitis, gastroenteritis, colitis/enteritis, pancreatitis, cholangitis, or abdominal pain | 1 (0.7) | 23 (4.2) | 0.04 |
| Elective ICD/CRT placement | 1 (0.7) | 3 (0.6) | 0.83 |
| Sepsis | 1 (0.7) | 7 (1.3) | 0.57 |
| Staged PCI without new symptoms | 1 (0.7) | 10 (1.8) | 0.34 |
| Viral infection, URI, bronchitis | 1 (0.7) | 3 (0.6) | 0.83 |
| Anxiety, depression, or panic attack | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 0.47 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.6) | 0.38 |
| Fever | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.7) | 0.31 |
| Renal failure | 0 (0.0) | 9 (1.6) | 0.12 |
| Rhabdomyolysis | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 0.47 |
| Urinary tract infection or urosepsis | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.5) | 0.15 |
| Other | 16 (11.2) | 73 (13.3) | 0.50 |
Data are shown as n (%) except where otherwise noted. CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; ICD, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; MSK, musculoskeletal; NSTEMI, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; OAC, oral anticoagulant; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; TIA, transient ischemic attack; URI, upper respiratory tract infection.