Key result
Early hospital readmission within two months after cardiac surgery occurred in 7.5% of patients, most commonly due to anticoagulation-related issues and wound infections.
Why the study?
Readmissions after cardiac surgery pose a substantial healthcare issue due to associated costs, morbidity, and mortality, but their incidence, causes, and outcomes within two months required evaluation.
Cohort (n=1,406)
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Early hospital readmission after cardiac surgery occurs in 7.5% of patients, most commonly due to anticoagulation issues and wound infections, highlighting the need for improved post-discharge care and monitoring.
Post-discharge monitoring after cardiac surgery merits intensification; leaves open targeted prevention of anticoagulation complications in valve patients.
The increased costs, morbidity, and mortality associated with readmissions after cardiac surgery pose a substantial issue for the healthcare system. Objective: To observe the incidence, causes, and outcome of hospital readmissions within two months of discharge after cardiac surgery. Methods: An observational descriptive cohort study was conducted at Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology, Multan, Pakistan. From September 2023 to August 2024, 1406 patients undergoing cardiac surgery were observed for readmission in the hospital within two months after discharge. Patients who were operated at other facility and those who admitted after 2month were excluded from the study. Perioperative data, reasons for readmission, and outcomes were recorded and analyzed using SPSS version 25.0. Descriptive statistics were applied to continuous and categorical variables. Results: The incidence rate of readmission was 7.5% (n=106). 85.8% readmissions occurred within 30 days after discharge. Common causes of readmission were anticoagulation-related issues (23.6%), wound infections (21.7%), pleural effusion (15.1%), pericardial effusion (9.4%), and sternal dehiscence (6.6%). Surgical intervention was required in 35.8% of readmitted patients. The mean length of readmission hospital stay was 4 ± 2.80 days. Mortality in readmitted patients was 4.7% (n=5). Conclusions: Nearly every 13th patient needs hospital readmission. Early hospital readmission is most common in patients who needs anticoagulation after valve replacement surgery. Early readmission after cardiac surgery, adversely impacts patient outcomes. Improved anticoagulation management, infection control, and postoperative diuretics, are critical for reducing incidence of hospital readmission
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Muhammad Hamid Chaudhary (2025) conducted a cohort in Cardiac surgery (n=1,406). Cardiac surgery was evaluated on Early hospital readmission within two months of discharge. Early hospital readmission within two months after cardiac surgery occurred in 7.5% of patients, most commonly due to anticoagulation-related issues and wound infections.
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