From: Determinants of preventable readmissions in the United States: a systematic review
Term | Index condition | Readmission condition | Timeframe |
---|---|---|---|
Early | Acutely decompensated heart failure | Heart failure or other cardiac cause | 90 days[47] |
Early | Any condition | Any condition | |
Early | Any condition | Any condition | 41 days[44] |
Early | Any condition | Any nonelective readmission | 60 days[22] |
Early | CABG | Likely to be complications of CABG surgery | 30 days[27] |
Early | CABG surgery | Any condition | 30 days[48] |
Early | CHF | CHF exacerbation admission | 30 days[50] |
Early | CHF | CHF | 180 days[21] |
Early | Elective laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery | Any condition | 30 days[37] |
Early | Heart failure | Heart failure | 30 days[28] |
Early | Heart failure and shock | Any condition or heart failure | 30 days[29] |
Early | Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis surgery | Any emergent or elective, unplanned readmission | 30 days[38] |
Early | Multiple chronic illnesses | Any condition | 3 to 4 months[45] |
Early | Pancreatic resection | Any condition | 30 days and 1 year[40] |
Early | Pulmonary embolism | Any condition and complications of pulmonary embolism | 30 days[23] |
Early unplanned | Cardiac surgery | Any condition | 30 days[46] |
Late unplanned | Pneumonia | Pneumonia | 30 days to 1 year[51] |
Non-elective and unplanned | Congestive heart failure | Same DRG as index admission | 30 days[35] |
Potentially avoidable | AMI | AMI - related admissions | 56 days to 3 years[25] |
Potentially preventable | 10 diagnosis of diabetes or 20 diabetes diagnosis among high risk conditions | Diabetes - related | 30 and 180 days[31] |
Potentially preventable | AHRQ's prevention quality indicators | AHRQ's prevention quality indicators | 6 months[2] |
Potentially preventable | Any condition | Clinically related to index admission | 7, 15 and 30 days[26] |
Readmissions due to early infection | Surgery | Infection | 14 to 28 days[42] |
Shortly after discharge | Heart failure | Any condition | 30 days[32] |
Short-term | Any surgical procedure | Venous thrombo-embolism (AHRQ PSI) | 30 days[43] |
Unexpected early | Intestinal operations | Any condition (excluding planned) | 30 days[33] |
Unplanned | Abdominal or perineal colon resection | Related to the primary surgical procedure | 90 days[24] |
Unplanned | Any acute, short-stay admission | Any unexpected admission | 30 days[5] |
Unplanned | Any condition | Any condition | Up to 39 days[54] |
Unplanned | Any condition | Any condition | 31 days[53] |
Unplanned | Any non-maternal, substance abuse or against medical advice discharge | Emergent or urgent admissions | 30 days[39] |
Unplanned | Cancer | Any unplanned | 7 days[52] |
Unplanned | Cardiac surgery | Related to complications of cardiac surgery | 30 days and 6 months[34] |
Unplanned related | Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis surgery | Admission resulted from a complication | 30 days[36] |
Unplanned, non-elective | Traumatic brain injury | Any non-elective or unplanned reason | 1 and 5 years[49] |
Unplanned, undesirable readmissions | Diabetes | Any non-elective | 30 days[41] |