Why the study?
Hospital readmissions within 30 days are costly and potentially avoidable, prompting evaluation of whether nurse post-discharge follow-up calls reduce 30-day readmissions in a neurosurgery service.
Does nurse follow-up calls within 24-48 hours post-discharge improve the number of days from initial discharge to readmission in discharged neurosurgery patients?
Does nurse follow-up calls within 24-48 hours post-discharge improve the number of days from initial discharge to readmission in discharged neurosurgery patients?
Post-discharge nurse follow-up calls within 24-48 hours significantly delay 30-day hospital readmissions in neurosurgery patients.
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May support nurse follow-up calls to delay neurosurgery readmissions; leaves open causal confirmation by RCTs.
Mwachiro et al. (2019) studied this question.
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