Table 2 Admissions and readmissions per diagnosis group of the index admission, N = 53 hospitals
Diagnosis group2 (CCS1 code) | Admissions total (N) | Admissions with surgical procedure (N) | Readmissions after surgical procedure (N) | Readmissions and range(% of admissions with surgical procedure) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Biliary tract disease (149) | 60.238 | 47.379 | 4.435 | 9.4 (4.7–13.3) |
Osteoarthritis (203) | 86.268 | 83.302 | 3.177 | 3.8 (2.4–7.4) |
Complication of device; implant or graft (237) | 40.625 | 25.374 | 2.929 | 11.5 (4.3–18.7) |
Fracture of neck of femur (hip) (226) | 31.672 | 29.136 | 2.242 | 7.7 (2.2–11.0) |
Complications of surgical procedures or medical care (238) | 36.835 | 13.265 | 1.972 | 14.9 (5.3–23.0) |
Appendicitis and other appendiceal conditions (142) | 27.247 | 24.546 | 1.751 | 7.1 (3.4–12.4) |
Calculus of urinary tract (160) | 20.344 | 11.300 | 1.412 | 12.5 (0.0–26.4) |
Abdominal hernia (143) | 26.286 | 23.647 | 1.421 | 6.0 (3.3–12.1) |
Cardiac dysrhythmias (106) | 92.360 | 15.129 | 1.239 | 8.2 (2.8–66.7) |
Hyperplasia of prostate (164) | 16.631 | 15.591 | 1.181 | 7.6 (3.2–17.5) |