Table 2.

Details of 72 unplanned 30‐day readmissions

	Total 30‐day readmissions (n = 72)	Avoidable readmissions (n = 36)	Unavoidable readmissions (n = 36)	P *
Route of readmission
Emergency department	56 (78)	29 (81)	27 (75)	0·822
Via outpatient clinic	13 (18)	6 (17)	7 (19)	0·822
Transferred	3 (4)	1 (3)	2 (6)	0·822
Readmitting service
Vascular surgery	41 (57)	18 (50)	23 (64)	0·341
Other	31 (43)	18 (50)	13 (36)	0·341
Reason for readmission
Pain	20 (28)	13 (36)	7 (19)	0·225
Wound complications	26 (36)	10 (28)	16 (44)	0·225
Other	4 (6)	1 (3)	3 (8)	0·225
Non‐surgical	22 (31)	12 (33)	10 (28)	0·225
Surgical procedure during readmission	21 (29)	11 (31)	10 (28)	0·802

^*Fisher's exact test.