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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2019 Jan;69(1):156–163.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.05.244

Table IV.

Unplanned readmission and indications for readmission in patients undergoing primary bypass-first vs endovascular-first revascularization

Bypass-first
cohort, No. (%)		 Endovascular-first
cohort, No. (%)		 P value
Related to principal procedure
 1 Unplanned readmission 91 (17.0) 157 (19.1) .33
 1 Unplanned readmission related to primary procedure 48 (9.0) 71 (8.6) .82
 >1 Unplanned readmission 3 (0.6) 12 (1.5) .12
Limb-related readmissions
 Nonhealing or open surgical wound 19 (3.6) 10 (1.2) <.01
 Restenosis, occlusion, or complication of bypass 7 (1.3) 22 (2.7) .08
 Hemorrhage or seroma 6 (1.1) 4 (0.5) .18
 Pain complications 0 5 (0.6) —
 Other readmissions
  Diabetes mellitus 0 2 (0.2) —
  Sepsis, septic shock, or hypotension 7 (1.3) 9 (1.1) .72
  Acute respiratory failure or pneumonia 1 (0.2) 2 (0.2) .82
  Cardiac event 3 (0.6) 4 (0.5) .85