Table 5 Index discharge destination and referrals: all versus preventable unplanned readmissions within 1 day
All unplanned readmissions ≤1 day (n = 162) | Preventable unplanned readmissions ≤1 day (n = 19) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Discharge destination | ||||
• Home | 141 | 87.1 | 17 | 89.5 |
• Against medical advice | 6 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
• Residential aged care | 5 | 3.1 | 1 | 5.3 |
• Transitional care program | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Discharge referrals | ||||
• Outpatients | 67 | 41.1 | 9 | 47.4 |
• None | 37 | 22.8 | 2 | 10.5 |
• General Practitioner | 29 | 17.9 | 5 | 26.3 |
• Midwifery/obstetrics | 8 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
• Specialist follow-up | 8 | 4.9 | 2 | 10.5 |
• Other hospital | 6 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
• Community services (meals on wheels, community or district nursing) | 3 | 1.9 | 1 | 5.3 |
• Care transferred to hospital in the home | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
• Hospital admission risk program (HARP) | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |