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Table 4 Reason of readmission associated with the disease, according to time until readmission

From: Factors associated with readmissions in women participating in screening programs and treated for breast cancer: a retrospective cohort study

 

Early readmission,

n (%)

(N = 76)

Late readmission,

n (%)

(N = 87)

Long-term readmission,

n (%)

(N = 71)

p-value1

Tumor re-excision

27 (35.5)a

26 (29.9)b

4 (5.6)a,b

< 0.001

Mastectomy and/or lymphadenectomy

36 (47.4)a

34 (39.1)b

3 (4.2)a,b

Due to medical treatment

5 (6.6)

15 (17.2)

4 (5.6)

Due to disease progression

3 (3.9)a

8 (9.2)b

56 (78.9)a,b

Others (including scar dislocation, drain abscess, bleeding)

5 (6.6)

4 (4.6)

4 (5.6)

  1. Plastic surgery reconstructions were excluded because they differ between hospitals, some reconstruct at the time until the surgical intervention
  2. 1 Chi-square test
  3. a,b Values in the same row and subtable sharing the same subscript were significantly different (p < .05) in the two-sided equality test for column proportions