Table 1:
Causes of 30-day hospital readmission
| Total (N=626) | |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular | 382 (61.0%) |
| Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) | 114 (18.2%) |
| Arrhythmia | 51 (8.2%) |
| Non-cardiac chest pain | 45 (7.2%) |
| Non ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) | 45 (7.2%) |
| Unstable Angina | 32 (5.1%) |
| Elective Procedure | 29 (4.6%) |
| Stroke | 15 (2.4%) |
| Other Cardiovascular including hypertensive disease | 13 (2.1%) |
| ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) | 11 (1.8%) |
| Valvular Heart Disease | 9 (1.4%) |
| Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) | 6 (1.0%) |
| Thrombotic Event | 6 (1.0%) |
| Cardiac Syncope | 4 (0.6%) |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) (aorta, carotids, or extremities) | 2 (0.3%) |
| Non-Cardiovascular | 244 (39.0%) |
| Bleeding Episode | 70 (11.2%) |
| Other Non-Cardiovascular | 38 (6.1%) |
| Sepsis/Septic Shock | 23 (3.7%) |
| Skin and soft tissue infections | 15 (2.4%) |
| Pneumonia including aspiration pneumonitis | 14 (2.2%) |
| Pleural Effusion/Pneumothorax | 14 (2.2%) |
| Renal Disorders (kidney injury, or electrolyte/acid-base abnormalities) | 12 (1.9%) |
| Urinary Tract Infection and urinary system complaints | 12 (1.9%) |
| Fall/Fracture | 12 (1.9%) |
| COPD/Asthma | 11 (1.8%) |
| Syncope | 7 (1.1%) |
| Weakness/fatigue/failure to thrive | 6 (1.0%) |
| Dehydration | 4 (0.6%) |
| Diabetes, including blood glucose abnormalities | 3 (0.5%) |
| Primary cancer of trachea, bronchus, lung and pleura | 1 (0.2%) |
| Clostridium Difficile-associated infection | 1 (0.2%) |
| Vomiting | 1 (0.2%) |
Table describes all readmissions among study sample; 547 unique participants experienced readmission (483 readmitted once, 53 readmitted twice, and 11 readmitted ≥3 times).