Key result
Among 161 recorded unplanned general surgical re-admissions, 29% were inaccurate (unrelated, planned, or self-discharge), and 56% of genuine cases involved chronic or recurrent symptoms.
Population
Patients identified from the hospital electronic Patient Administration System as unplanned, general…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 months
Authors
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PAS readmission data warrant cautious use in quality metrics; leaves open validated definitions for surgical research and benchmarking.
Observational (n=161)
No
Hospital PAS data on unplanned general surgical re-admissions may be inaccurate, and many genuine re-admissions are due to predictable chronic or recurrent symptoms rather than postoperative complications.
Dayo Adeyemo (2007) conducted an observational in Unplanned general surgical re-admissions (n=161). Unplanned general surgical re-admissions was evaluated on Accuracy of hospital unplanned re-admission data and causes of re-admissions. Among 161 recorded unplanned general surgical re-admissions, 29% were inaccurate (unrelated, planned, or self-discharge), and 56% of genuine cases involved chronic or recurrent symptoms.
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