Why the study?
What are the predictors of 7-day, 30-day, and 6-month readmission after elective CABG surgery?
Population
6,627 patients who underwent elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the public hospital system of…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
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May flag high-risk CABG patients via comorbidity and ED history; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
What are the predictors of 7-day, 30-day, and 6-month readmission after elective CABG surgery?
Higher Charlson comorbidity index and multiple prior emergency department visits are significant predictors of readmission up to 6 months after elective CABG surgery.
Slamowicz et al. (2008) studied this question.
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