Table 1.
Demographic details of patients with an unplanned 30‐day vascular readmission
| Total 30‐day readmissions (n = 72) | Avoidable readmissions (n = 36) | Unavoidable readmissions (n = 36) | P ‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) * | 69·7 (19–93) | 71·0 (31–93) | 66·6 (19–93) | 0·351§ |
| Sex ratio (M : F) | 49 : 23 | 21 : 15 | 28 : 8 | 0·071 |
| Co‐morbidity | ||||
| PVD | 63 (88) | 33 (92) | 30 (83) | 0·252 |
| Hypertension | 48 (67%) | 22 (61) | 26 (72) | 0·326 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 21 (29) | 12 (33) | 9 (25) | 0·458 |
| IHD | 16 (22) | 9 (25) | 7 (19) | 0·542 |
| CKD | 15 (21) | 7 (19) | 8 (22) | 0·754 |
| Charlson Co‐morbidity Index score * | 5·0 (0–10) | 5·0 (1–10) | 5·0 (0–10) | 0·622§ |
| IMD decile * | 4·0 (1–10) | 3·5 (1–10) | 4·0 (1–8) | 0·890§ |
| Index LOS (days) * | 9·0 (1–155) | 10·0 (1–155) | 8·5 (2–141) | 0·327§ |
| Readmission LOS (days) * | 6·5 (0–78) | 8·0 (0–66) | 5·0 (0–78) | 0·050§ |
| Time to readmission (days) * | 10·0 (1–30) | 8·5 (2–28) | 12·0 (1–30) | 0·450§ |
| Type of index admission | 0·588 | |||
| Emergency | 34 (47) | 18 (50) | 16 (44) | |
| Elective | 25 (35) | 10 (28) | 15 (42) | |
| Urgent | 13 (18) | 8 (22) | 5 (14) | |
| Index surgical procedure | 0·118 | |||
| Open AAA repair | 7 (10) | 2 (6) | 5 (14) | |
| EVAR/TEVAR | 7 (10) | 2 (6) | 5 (14) | |
| Lower‐limb bypass | 8 (11) | 3 (8) | 5 (14) | |
| Lower‐limb endovascular repair | 12 (17) | 9 (25) | 3 (8) | |
| Amputation | 10 (14) | 6 (17) | 4 (11) | |
| Other† | 13 (18) | 4 (11) | 9 (25) | |
| None | 15 (21) | 10 (28) | 5 (14) | |
| Discharge location | 0·878 | |||
| Own home | 57 (79) | 28 (78) | 29 (81) | |
| Home with social support | 11 (15) | 4 (11) | 7 (19) | |
| Social care facility | 4 (6) | 4 (11) | 0 (0) |
Values in parentheses are percentages unless indicated otherwise;
*
values are median (range).
†
For example carotid repair, deep venous reconstruction. PVD, peripheral vascular disease; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; IMD, index of multiple deprivation; LOS, length of stay; AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; EVAR, endovascular aortic repair; TEVAR, thoracic endovascular aortic repair.
‡
Fisher's exact test, except §Mann–Whitney U test.