Why the study?
What are the rates, reasons, and predictors of hospital readmission in patients after transvenous cardioverter/defibrillator implantation?
Population
180 patients after transvenous implantation of a cardioverter/defibrillator
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
25+/-18 months
Authors
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Anticipate higher readmission burden in older ICD recipients; this Level 3 cohort finding leaves open whether targeted strategies reduce events.
What are the rates, reasons, and predictors of hospital readmission in patients after transvenous cardioverter/defibrillator implantation?
Hospital readmission rates after modern ICD implantation are high (0.46 per patient-year), primarily driven by appropriate shocks, battery depletion, and device complications, with older age predicting longer rehospitalization.
Thomas Korte (2000) studied this question.
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