Table 3. Analysis of unplanned readmissions according to specific etiologies.

Etiology of readmissions	Number of	Number of	Lethal	Total LOS	Total cost	Total cost
	readmissions	patients	outcome	(days)	(TRY)	(USD)
Major infection	23	12	1	353	135,772	38,695
Driveline infection	12	6	-	229	99,040	28,226
Pocket infection	1	1	-	7	1,463	417
Localized non-device infection*	9	4	-	106	29,195	8,321
Sepsis	1	1	1	11	6,074	1,731
Neurological dysfunction	22	15	9	249	287,737	82,005
Intracranial hemorrhage	13	10	7	132	238,326	67,923
Transient ischemic attack	5	2	-	47	3,555	1,013
Ischemic stroke	2	2	2	33	42,483	12,108
Vertigo	2	1	-	37	3,373	961
Cardiac causes	12	8	3	602	198,067	56,449
Right heart failure	6	5	1	89	35,946	10,245
Arrhythmia	6	3	2	513	162,121	46,204
Major bleeding	11	7	1	146	36,398	10,373
Gastrointestinal	8	5	-	122	28,595	8,150
Non-gastrointestinal**	3	2	-	24	7,803	2,224
Device malfunction	10	6	1	190	257,193	73,300
Pump thrombosis	6	4	1	111	200,551	57,157
Minor device malfunction***	4	2	-	79	56,642	16,143
Hemolysis	1	1	-	4	1,249	356
Respiratory failure	4	2	-	17	2,311	659
Psychiatric episode	4	3	-	16	1,398	398
Wound dehiscence	4	2	-	77	2,5621	7,302
Arterial non-CNS thromboembolism	2	2	-	6	6,118	1,744
Other SAE****	2	2	-	65	16,467	4,693
Hepatic dysfunction	1	1	1	12	44,628	12,719
Non-specific	3	2	-	11	1,285	366
LOS: Length of stay; CNS: Central nervous system; SAE: Serious adverse events; * 6 pneumonia, 2 urinary tract infection, 1 thrombophlebitis; ** 2 vaginal, 1 nasal; *** 2 interconnecting cables problem, 2 pump alarm (without suspected pump thrombus); **** 1 malignancy., 1 autoimmune gastritis.